Cremona: An Account of the Italian Violin-Makers and Their Instruments (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Friedrich Niederheitmann

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ISBN 10 : 1332117589 ISBN 13 : 9781332117581

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the fascinating world of Cremona’s violin-making tradition and learn how its masters shaped the sound of classical music.

This nonfiction work introduces the origin of the violin and traces the craft from its early days to the height of Cremona’s workshop legacy. It explains how experts estimate genuineness and value in Italian instruments, highlighting the gear, techniques, and anatomy that define a great violin. The text also collects notes and appendices that illuminate the lives of many Italian makers, from famous names to lesser-known craftspeople, while situating their work in a broader history of luthiers and instruments.

- Learn how violin makers approached design, tone, and wood selection to achieve balanced, powerful sound.
- See how small changes in parts like the bass-bar and sound-post affect tone and playability.
- Discover the people, places, and catalogues that shaped the Italian violin tradition.
- Get context for major instruments and the kinds of evidence researchers use to study them.

Ideal for readers with an interest in instrument history, craftsmanship, and the culture surrounding classical music.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Cremona: An Account of the Italian Violin-Makers and Their Instruments

Although many experts have already set forth the result of their knowledge and skill in publications of more or less merit on the subject of bowed instruments, there is still a want which it would be as desirable as praiseworthy to supply, that is, as regards the characteristic features of the Italian masters of the art of violin-making.

The Author has set himself the task of collecting, as much from the actual instruments themselves, as from ancient and modern literature, both foreign and native, the names of the masters with the greatest possible accuracy and care, and also of describing the work of each individual. He has omitted to dwell upon those stringed instruments which preceded the violin, and from which it may have been developed, because those materials have been sufficiently dealt with; and he begins with the origin of the violin itself, so that the reader may learn how to estimate the genuineness and the value of the Italian instruments, so far as it may be possible from the description accorded to them.

Although many instruments have passed through the Authors hands, he is still far from saying that he has seen all those which are described here. He mentions with peculiar pleasure an excellent work from which he has learnt much, and of which he has made use, and he can do this with the greater confidence because the author of that work is known to him personally as an authority of the first rank in his art. The title of this work is "The Violin: its Famous Makers and their Imitators," by George Hart. London, 1875.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332117589
• ISBN 13: 9781332117581
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 121
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