The Glorious Stradivari Revolution Antonio Stradivari, a man known by many as on of the greatest luthiers of all time. The question at hand is why? From as early as the early 1700’s Stradivari was well known in the music world and still is. His instruments are reproduced in order to fool consumers into buying an instrument that has the same design as a Strad. There are also luthiers that try to replicate Stradivari’s beautiful design for their own satisfaction. Antonio Stradivari’s instruments
Andres Segovia Quick Biography Andres Segovia was born on February 21, 1893 in the Andalusian city of Linares, Spain. His father was a prosperous lawyer and hoped that one day that his son would join him in his work. Andres’ father, trying to build a wide cultural background for his son, began to provide Andres with musical instruction at an early age. He thought him how to play the piano and the violin, but Andres did not seem to be too enthusiastic about either instrument. When
Many say that music has evolved over the years. This essay shall explore the elements of two versions of one song. It shall discuss the correlations and disparities of these songs and confer how it has been revolutionised to entertain the audiences of today. The two songs which shall be scrutinized shall be Roxanne. Originally released in 1978, it was performed by ‘The Police’. The cover version El Tango de Roxanne was rearranged by Mariano Mores in Moulin Rouge, 2001. The main gist of the song
to create the instrument. Contrary to popular belief, the quality of said materials to construct a guitar affects its sound immensely. The subject of materials and components has been a matter of debate between stringed-instrument aficionados and luthiers for decades. The driving force that allows materials to affect the resonance of the guitar so immensely is the guitar’s design; it allows the physics of sound to create most of the instrument’s natural tone. It seems that just picking and choosing
The modern guitar can be easily acknowledged as one of the most influential and renown instruments in the world. The guitar recognized today has been around for hundreds of years and it is still leaving a legacy in the musical world. Some early iterations of the guitar dating back as far as 1400 BC have evolved into what is known as the modern guitar through design innovation. Before the use of synthetic materials in the development of guitars, a guitar was defined as being an instrument having
When it comes time for retirement, many try to take on a hobby to keep them busy and boredom free. For those who are crafty and enjoy working with their hands, carpentry is a great one to get into. However, before diving into it blindly, a bit of research is needed to insure it is something that peaks interest. Otherwise, starting will become a big waste of time. To be able to understand and develop basic knowledge in carpentry, one must become familiar with what carpentry is, the several different
As the increasing popularity of the guitar, guitar performance has been developed into a discipline, and is still being carried forward. At the beginning of the 1920s, a musician, a composer and the most important a guitarist, Andrés Segovia, was getting to be known as one of the greatest guitarists and the grandfather of the classical guitar. He spent his whole life learning, exploring and improving the classical guitar. Many people believe that, without his efforts, the charm of the guitar would
creations sang with the lilt of dance and with the song of birds; many of the Olympians would stop their affairs to listen for even a hint of Stradivari's sound. In short time, it came to be that both Apollo and Hermes would covet a violin from the luthier and both came down in their human forms one day to make their request of him. But such was the rivalry between Apollo and Hermes that they demanded Stradivari make only one violin and give it to only one of them; neither god would dare own a violin
The question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a haunting question for everyone. At the age of five, any child has a whole list of careers, and they want to achieve every single one. What is wrong with that? According to Emilie Wapnick, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that idea. As I watched Emilie’s TED talk, I was enlightened about the fact that maybe it was okay to have more than one passion in life. Right off the bat Emilie asks the dreaded question, and I immediately
naturally melancholic and beautiful." From that concert, he also found out the only problem with the concert guitar performance, which is that the guitar could not produce enough sound to fill the hall. So over the coming years, Segovia would supervise luthiers to experiment through thousands of new woods and designs for the body of the guitar, thereby increasing its natural amplification, and do more practice simultaneously, to make his performing technique go further. With the advent of nylon strings
The trade routes were the communications highways of the ancient world. New goods and raw materials, were transmitted by people moving from one place to another to conduct business (“"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History”). When the Ottoman Empire took control of Constantinople in 1453, it blocked European access to the area, severely limiting trade. In addition, it also blocked access to North Africa and the Red Sea; two very important trade routes to the Far East (“Begin Exploring the Age of Exploration
Bass Guitar The most famous Bassist in the world is Sir Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney is a former band member of The Beatles. The first electric bass guitar was introduced in the 1930s by a man named Paul Tutmarc from Seattle, Washington. The first models of electric bass guitars were Model 736 Bass Fiddle. The company only made one hundred of these guitars. The electric bass guitar consists of a neck and body, and the bridge, tuners, pickups, strings, and amplification makes this instrument
hardware, the types of paint, above all the wood matters. Not all the woods are suitable for use in the guitar, to qualify as good guitar wood, the wood must be strong enough to hold up structurally, but also have the tonal characteristics that a luthier is looking for. Each of
other violins, and it is commonly believed that no one has been able to match it in the past three centuries since their maker, Antonio Stradivari, died in 1737. Antonio Stradivari was born in 1644 in Italy, where he operated out of Cremona as a luthier, the term for someone who makes string instruments. His violins became known as Antonius Stradivarius violins, because he inscribed his labels in Latin, rather than Italian. His violins have become legendary and he is known as history’s greatest violin
Careers in Acoustic and Audio Equipment Design Audio engineers have an interesting combination of character traits. On the one hand they tend to love music and want to have a hand in creating it. On the other hand they are also lovers of technology and ‘cool gear’. Along with an interest in technology usually comes an interest in understanding how it works – a desire to master the technology. With some people also comes a desire to go beyond the latest gear and ‘do it better’. They have a