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Antonio Stradivari: Violins
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Guarneri (in latin, Guarnerius), Italian family of violin makers, one of whom, Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri, known as Giuseppe del Gesu, is regarded as second only to the great Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari. The principal members of the family, all whom were born in Cremona Italy, are the following.
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The name of Antonio Stradivari resounds with every would-be violin player, and each is well aware that Stradivari's creations, named for him in the Latin version of his surname, are inimitably crafted musical instruments. Stradivarius violins have gained international renown both for the clarity and loveliness of the music they produce and for the incredible prices would-be buyers are willing to pay for them.
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Mr. Pollens's book The Violin Forms of Antonio Stradivari has been hailed as "the standard work on the evolution of Stradivarius's designs" (Giles Whittell, The Times, October 27, 2000). This book contains life-size photographs of all of the extant wood forms and patterns used by Stradivari in the construction of his violins, violas, and cellos, and includes an analysis of their geometry.
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Otra singularidad de los instrumentos de Antonio Stradivari es su composición. Sus instrumentos se someten a estudio, tanto de forma, sonoridad, etc. Hoy en día es posible obtener violines de excelente calidad, sin embargo aún no se ha conseguido reproducir fielmente un violin de Stradivari. Cierto y sabido es que el violin debe "madurar su madera";esto es, que la madera "esté viva", y cuanto más vieja más curtida estará (aún mejor si el instrumento lo hemos estado usando). De hecho el que un instrumento antiguo suene como lo hace, se debe en gran parte a su edad. De todas formas, y como se recalca, si ésta fuera la fórmula para confeccionar un "instrumento perfecto",actualmente lo tendríamos.
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More than 250 years after his death, Antonio Stradivari's violins and cellos are the best in the world. On song and in the right hands they are magnificent, projecting their glorious tone to the back of the largest concert hall, and responding immediately to their player's every change of style, pitch, volume - even mood.
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Every child who aspires to be a violinist knows the name of Antonio Stradivari and ... understands that violins that bear his name, in the Latin form Stradivarius, are among the finest musical instruments ever constructed. Stradivarius violins are famous for both the amazing prices they can command and for the purity and beauty of the music they produce.
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