Elemental analysis as statistical preliminary study of historical musical instruments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.11.004
Abstract: Abstract The history of bowed string instruments includes centuries of experimentation performed by violin makers with different manufacturing processes and several natural materials. The characterization of the material components can therefore often help researchers to… read more here.
Keywords: elemental analysis; musical instruments; violin makers; violin ... See more keywords
Waking up old instruments
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DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-00860-w
Abstract: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a piano prodigy from early childhood, but he was also an accomplished violinist. The instrument that his father bought him still exists, kept by the Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg. It’s a… read more here.
Keywords: instrument; waking old; time; violin ... See more keywords
Constructing a “fast protocol” for middle school beginner violin classes in Japan
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DOI: 10.1177/0255761417689918
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the process of constructing a “fast-protocol” for violin instruction. Since learning string instruments has not been common, and because there are limited hours for music in Japanese schools, the author,… read more here.
Keywords: fast protocol; middle school; constructing fast; violin ... See more keywords
Violists and Violinists Report More Intense Hand Pain on NRS Than Other Orchestra Musicians.
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DOI: 10.21091/mppa.2020.3024
Abstract: AIMS Among musicians, string players have the highest prevalence for musculoskeletal overuse. Playing a violin or viola requires rapid, repetitive, and complicated movements of the hands and fingers. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine whether… read more here.
Keywords: orchestra musicians; hand; violin viola; violin ... See more keywords
Automatic Assessment of Tone Quality in Violin Music Performance
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00334
Abstract: The automatic assessment of music performance has become an area of increasing interest due to the growing number of technology-enhanced music learning systems. In most of these systems, the assessment of musical performance is based… read more here.
Keywords: quality; tone; automatic assessment; performance ... See more keywords
Authentication of an Old Violin by Multianalytical Methods
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DOI: 10.3390/app10010306
Abstract: The paper presents the authentication of a Stradivari 1737 type violin, which belonged to the Romanian scientist Ştefan Odobleja. The analytical methods used in the study for assessing archaeometric characteristics of some component materials, along… read more here.
Keywords: multianalytical methods; authentication; violin multianalytical; violin ... See more keywords