This translates into a high volume of sound. The balsa violin is “distinctly loud”, Waltham reports, and “a more appropriate instrument for a jig played in a noisy bar than for a soft lament.” ...

in which the 30-year-old violinist said highly flattering things about Elgar’s music, and wished he would write something for violin. Elgar eventually got down to composing the concerto in ...

The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched of the string instrument family. Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres - they are most prominent in the Western classical ...

For every violinist striving for accuracy in tuning and timing, a tuner or metronome is essential. These handy tools will ...

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There are no snow-capped peaks, green valleys or Buddhist stupas with Tibetan prayer flags fluttering in the blue sky in ...

The string family includes the violin, viola ... The conductor decides how fast or slow, loud or soft, spiky or smooth the music will be played. The orchestra can play very soft music and very ...

For violinist and ear doctor Alex Chern, researching the links between music and cognition is deeply personal.

Andre’s family history is one of precarity and mutability. His works, vulnerable and intricate, aren’t so different.

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The Holy Family Parish is inviting the community to enjoy the beauty of the parish’s historical stained glass windows at a ...

Communications in Soft Matter contain novel scientific work of such importance and interest that rapid publication is required. Communications are concise and should not exceed four journal pages ...