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

Burton Howard Burton (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
Open Agenda Publishing Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-77170-037-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.1.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• ISBN-10: 1-77170-037-8 / 1771700378
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77170-037-5 / 9781771700375