Stradivari
Stradivari by Stewart Pollens, published by Cambridge University Press on February 11, 2010, is an illustrated exploration of the life and work of Antonio Stradivari, renowned as the greatest violin maker in history. This edition spans 335 pages and is presented in English, offering a detailed biography that draws on newly discovered materials from church and civic archives. The book delves into Stradivari’s craftsmanship, highlighting his creation of various bowed and plucked-string instruments from the Baroque period, including lutes, viols, mandolins, guitars, and harps.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of Stradivari’s workshop practices, including technical descriptions and analyses of materials preserved in the Museo Stradivariano in Cremona. The book features separate chapters dedicated to each type of instrument, facilitating easy access to information. Additionally, it includes tables of measurements of Stradivari’s forms and patterns, over 100 black and white photographs and drawings, as well as color images of 16 significant violins, violas, and cellos. This work serves as a valuable resource for those interested in musical instruments, history, and the techniques of one of the most influential figures in music.
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For over 200 years, Antonio Stradivari has been universally regarded as the greatest violin maker who ever lived, yet it is not widely known that he made virtually every kind of bowed- and plucked-string instrument popular in the Baroque period, including lutes, viols, mandolins, guitars, and harps. Stradivari provides a fascinating biography of this legendary maker, based on newly discovered material in church and civic archives, alongside technical descriptions and analyses of many of the maker’s workshop materials preserved in the Museo Stradivariano in Cremona, particularly as they relate to extant and lost instruments, baroque stringing and instrument adjustment, and early performance practice. There are separate chapters for each type of instrument, allowing the reader to easily locate information. The book contains tables of measurements of Stradivari’s forms and patterns, over 100 black and white photographs and drawings, and colour photographs of 16 of Stradivari’s most important violins, violas, and cellos.
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