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Cremona violins : a physicist's quest for the secrets of Stradivari /

Cremona violins occupy a unique and storied place in violin history. This book contains a brief account of that history - the rise and fall of the Cremonese art of violin making that dominated over two centuries. It is primarily devoted, however, to the physics behind violin acoustics, specifically...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wali, K. C. (Kameshwar C.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • William F. Fry and his quest for the secrets of Cremona violins (continued)
  • Myth & reality of Cremona violins ; Fry's violins
  • A convergence of science and art.