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Waltraud Prange. Shinichi Suzuki (鈴木 鎮一, Suzuki Shin'ichi, 17 October 1898 – 26 January 1998) was a Japanese violinist, philosopher, composer, and educator and the founder of the international Suzuki method of music education and developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities. An influential pedagogue in music ...
The violin, sometimes referred as a fiddle, [a] is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the pochette, but these are virtually unused. Most violins have a hollow wooden body, and ...
The Violin and I, by Kato Havas (1968/1975), Bosworth & Co. Ltd. Violin Playing-As I Teach it, by Leopold Auer (1921/1960), Gerarld Duckworth & Co Ltd. Violins & Violinists, by Franz Farga (1950), Rockliff Publishing Corporation Ltd.
The violin is primarily used as support for a vocalist, as the sound of a violin complements that of the singer, but is also largely played solo. In solo violin concerts, the violinist is accompanied by percussion instruments, usually the tabla, the mridangam and the ghatam. The violin is also a principal instrument for Indian film music.
Dylana Jenson. Dylana Jenson (born May 14, 1961, [1] in Los Angeles, California [2]) is an American concert violinist and violin teacher. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband, conductor and cellist David Lockington. [1] They have four children. [3]
The viola da gamba[ a ] (Italian: [ˈvjɔːla da (ɡ)ˈɡamba]), or informally gamba, is any one of a family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension on the strings can be increased or decreased to adjust the pitch of each of the strings. The viola da gamba uses the alto clef.
Requiem – Mass for the dead set to music. March – Piece with a strong regular rhythm, frequently performed by a military band. Nocturne – Composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. Opera – Dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
Amati. Amati (/ əˈmɑːti /, Italian: [aˈmaːti]) is the last name of a family of Italian violin makers who lived at Cremona from about 1538 to 1740. Their importance is considered equal to those of the Bergonzi, Guarneri, and Stradivari families. Today, violins created by Nicolò Amati are valued at around $600,000. [1]