ANTONIO STRADIVARI

                                                         ANTONIO ESTRADIVARI



-Disciple of another famous luthier, Niccolò Amati, from 1665 he began to work on his own, founding in 1680 his own workshop. He designed and then began to manufacture narrower and longer violins, features that would gradually accentuate over the years. These proportions favored a more penetrating tone; The density of the wood and a special varnish, whose formula is unknown, contributed to the increase of the vibration and, in the end, to the perfection of the sound Although the violins are the instruments that more fame have procured to him, also constructed violas and cellos . Favorites of the great virtuosos for the beauty and quality of their distinctive bell and the perfection of their bill, Niccolò Paganini, Henri Vieuxtemps and Giovanni Battista Viotti are some of the interpreters who have made of them some mythical instruments. The work of Stradivarius, who signed his last violin at ninety-two years, was continued by his two sons, Francesco (1671-1743) and Omobono (1679-1742)

 Antonio Stradivari was the most prominent Italian luthier. The Latin form of his surname, Stradivarius, is used to refer to his instruments. His first violin was made of recycled wood. Wikipedia
Date of birthday: 1644, Cremona, Italy
Date of death: December 18, 1737, Cremona, Italy
Children: Omobono Stradivari, Francesco Stradivari, More
Books: Memoirs of a Stradivarius, More
Spouse: Zambelli Costa (m. 1699), Francesca Feraboschi (m. 1667-1698)
Siblings: Giuseppe Giulia Cesare Stradivari, Carlo Felice Stradivari, Giovanni Battista Stradivari

Date of birth: 1644, Cremona, Italy
Date of death: December 18, 1737, Cremona, Italy
Children: Omobono Stradivari, Francesco Stradivari, More
Books: Memoirs of a Stradivarius, More
Spouse: Zambelli Costa (m. 1699), Francesca Feraboschi (m. 1667-1698) Siblings: Giuseppe Giulia Cesare Stradivari, Carlo Felice Stradivari, Giovanni Battista Stradivari

GUARNERI

                                                                           
                                                                     
                                                                GUARNERI




-Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri, of the Gesù Cremona, August 21, 1698 Cremona, 17 October 1744 was an Italian luthier, also known as Guarneri del Gesù for signing his instruments inside the soundboard with the words Nomina sacra, IHS (the monogram of Christ) and a Roman cross. Its instruments have a prestige and value comparable to those of Antonio stradivari.

-Niccolò Paganini used many violins of various authors but his most famous and beloved instrument was a Guarneri del Gesù dubbed "Il Cannone" (for his power) and revalorized the work of a luthier had until then as a secondary.Some high-profile violinists, such as David Garrett, Uto Ughi, Pinchas Zukerman, Henryk Szeryng, Jascha Heifetz, Isaac Stern, Vadim Repin, Gidon Kremer and Leila Josefowicz once used a Guarneri in their concerts

 

INSTRUMENTS

                                                             

                                       INSTRUMENTS

-GUITAR OF 12 MASTS:

Indeed, a guitar with 12 masts and 72 strings no less. It was created in 2007 by Japanese artist Yoshihiko Satoh at a Tokyo exhibition called present arms and Glory arms. It is a fully functional instrument. Of course, maybe touching it takes more than one person

-CONTRABAJO BALALAICA: 

The inventor of this ... curious instrument was a German gesture of the seventeenth century, Athanasius Kircher (the original name was Katzenklavier). Johann Cristian Reil described it as eight cats arranged in a row with tails pressed behind them. A keyboard is placed in front of the tails and each of the active keys in the hit that hits one of the tails of the cats, which produce the sound. Fortunately, no one is known who has ever built the cat piano.

-FLUBA:

Like its name, this instrument is a mixture of flugelhorn and tuba. Specifically, it is a tubercle-sized flugelhorn. The inventor is Jim Self (pictured) with the help of Robb Stewart.

-ARMONICA DE VIDRIO O HIDROCRISTALÓFONO:

Este instrumento fue inventado por el político estadunidense Benjamin Franklin en 1762, después de ver en Cambridge (Inglaterra) un concierto de copas de vino llenas de agua tocadas por el inglés Edward Delaval (1729 - 1814) .La armónica de cristal en una serie Los platos o los bordes de cristal de diversos tamaños superpuestos y alineados horizontalmente, atravesados ​​por un eje conectados por un pedal que hace girar mientras que toca, a la manera de una vieja máquina de coser.Se toca mojando los dedos ligeramente y tocando Los platos mientras giran, lo que producen un sonido cristalino. Actualmente tiene un registro de cuatro octavas. Compositores como Mozart o Beethoven ha escrito piezas para este instrumento.