The Circle Maker — Infobox Album Name = The Circle Maker: Issachar Type = Album Longtype = Artist = John Zorn Released = 1998 Recorded = 1997 Genre = Avant garde jazz Downtown music Length = 122:13 Label = Tzadik Producer = John Zorn Reviews =… … Wikipedia
violin-maker — /vaɪəˈlɪn meɪkə/ (say vuyuh lin maykuh) noun someone who designs and builds violins and instruments of the violin family …
Basic physics of the violin — The distinctive sound of a violin is the result of interactions between its many parts. Drawing a bow across the strings causes them to vibrate. This vibration is transmitted through the bridge and sound post to the body of the violin (mainly the … Wikipedia
History of the violin — The violin first emerged in northern Italy in the early 16th century. While no instruments from the first decades of the century survive, there are several representations in paintings; some of the early instruments have only three strings. Most… … Wikipedia
A. E. Smith (violin maker) — Arthur Edward Smith MBE, known as A. E. Smith (1880 – 16 May 1978) was an English born Australian violin and viola maker of world renown. His violins and violas are prized for their excellence of tone and decorative elements such as the sound… … Wikipedia
The opera corpus — is a list of nearly 2,500 works by more than 775 individual opera composers. Some of the works listed below are still being performed today but many are not. The principal works of the major composers are given as well as those of historical… … Wikipedia
The Stradivari Family — The Stradivari Family † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Stradivari Family The name Stradivari goes back to the Middle Ages; we find it spelt in various ways, Stradivare, Stradiverto, Stradivertus. Fetis professes to find it in the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Violin making and maintenance — Making an instrument of the violin family may be done in different ways, many of which have changed very little in nearly 500 years since the first violins were made. Some violins, called bench made instruments, are made by a single individual,… … Wikipedia
Violin family — The Violin family of musical instruments was developed in Italy in the sixteenth century. [Witten 1982] The modern violin family consists of the violin, viola and cello, along with the double bass [Hoffman 1997.] .Instrument names in the… … Wikipedia
The Jinney Ring Craft Centre — was opened in 1980 in the village of Hanbury, Worcestershire. The centre contains many craft shops including a violin maker, chocolate deli, a pottery, and a glass maker. the largest shop is the gift shop, selling scented candles, art, clothes… … Wikipedia
