Cremona Violins : A Physicist's Quest for the Secrets of Stradivari
Wali, Kameshwar C.
World Scientific Books. 2010Ficha técnica
- EAN: 9789812791108
- ISBN: 978-981-279-110-8
- Editorial: World Scientific Books
- Fecha de edición: 2010
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Dimensiones: 15x23
- Idioma: Inglés
- Nº páginas: 200
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This book contains a brief account of the history of Cremona violins - the rise and fall of the art that dominated over two centuries - and is primarily devoted to the physics behind the violin acoustics, specifically the research of William F 'Jack' Fry over the past four decades and more. It chronicles his early research and the evolution of his ideas leading to a holistic approach to its acoustics, in sharp contrast to the conventional 'reductionist' approach. With rare insights, he has come closer than anyone before in reproducing the sound of the great Italian masters. This historic achievement makes the book extremely valuable for violin makers, violin researchers, and young and aspiring violinists who would like to own excellent-sounding instruments with all the desirable characteristics of old instruments at affordable prices.
CONTENIDO:
- Luigi Tarisio and the Violins of Cremona
- The Rise and Fall of the Cremonese Art of Violin Making Antonio Stradivari (1644c?1737)
- The Anatomy of a Violin and the Mechanism of Sound Production
- Some Historical Notes on Violin Research Over Centuries
- William F Fry and His Quest for the Secrets of Cremona Violins
- Myth and Reality of Cremona Violins, Fry's Violins
- A Convergence of Science and Art