Burton Howard Burton

Science of Siren Songs: Stradivari Unveiled - A Conversation with Joseph Curtin (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and master violin maker and acoustician Joseph Curtin, recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. This in-depth conversation explores Curtin's long quest to characterize the sound of a Stradivari violin and the rigorous series of double-blind tests he and his colleagues developed to probe whether or not professional musicians can really tell the difference between a Stradivari and a modern violin. The conversation also covers violin acoustics and how Joseph Curtin marries acoustic science to the art of violin making and merges time-honoured techniques with new materials and design. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Finding What You're Looking For, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:I. Finding One's Niche - Becoming a violin makerII. Confronting Biases - Measuring a mysteryIII. Characterizing Sound - Towards objectivityIV. Making Modern Violins - In search of a new aestheticV. The Future Awaits - Digital violins, new books and moreAbout Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Agenda Publishing Inc
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781771700375
• Artikelnr.: 72469119