Article: Violin's varnish makes beautiful music.(research indicates wood's finish is most important aspect of violin sound quality)(Brief Article)

Article: Secrets of Stradivarius' unique violin sound ...
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  January 26, 2009 ;     659 words ...Secrets of Stradivarius' unique violin sound decoded: study Washington, Jan 26 (PTI) -- After more ... university has decoded the secrets of Stradivarius' unique violin sound, a development that could change the very process of manufacturing ...

Article: Rigid violin sound falls short of jazz's demands
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 6, 2000 ;     586 words ...There's a reason the violin has long played a secondary role in jazz. In a modern "blowing" context, its sound and emotional range are rather limited. With rare exception, the instrument functions better in adding texture and color than as a dominant voice. But that doesn't mean its application has

Article: Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin.(Sound ...
Czech Music;  April 1, 2009 ;     613 words ...Beethoven Sonata for Piano and Violin no. 10 in G major, op. 96 Antonin Dvorak Romance in F minor, op.11 Josef Suk Four Pieces Bela Bartok Rhapsody no. 1 SZ 86--Folk Dances Roman Patocka--violin, Frederic Lagarde--piano. Production: Michel Giroud, Pascal Vigneron. Text: Eng., Fr. Recorded: 2006,

Article: String King.(Romance of the Violin)(Sound Recording ...
U.S. News & World Report;  October 27, 2003 ;     441 words ...It's hard to know who has the better back story, Joshua Bell or his violin. The instrument he plays on Romance of the Violin (Sony, $19, out on October 28) is a 1713 Stradivarius that was stolen from Carnegie Hall in 1936. The musical thief played the instrument in bars and cafes but let the violin

Article: Sound quality considerations of hearing ...
The Hearing Review;  March 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... instruments. (1) Therefore, the sound quality perceived by the hearing instrument ... wearer must be maximal. Defining sound quality is difficult. Arguably, in ... psychologists may refer to sound quality as a perception, engineers ...

Article: Improving sound quality with high-resolution ...
The Hearing Review;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Sound quality has been revealed to be the second-most important factor ... with hearing instruments. But what exactly is meant by sound quality? One aspect of sound quality is that which allows the ear to distinguish between sounds ...

Article: Measuring sound quality: product designers debate ...
Appliance Design;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... be well made and of high quality. Sound quality design is commonplace in the automobile ... in a crowded, mature marketplace. Sound quality assessment is about how to measure ... this reason, people have developed sound quality metrics which are meant to directly ...