Publication Date
11-2023
Document Type
Bibliography
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Lamont School of Music, Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Keywords
Violin, Italian violins, Luthiers, Quality, Price
Abstract
Violin family instruments have been made for hundreds of years. Cremona, a city in Northern Italy, is particularly renowned for producing world-class instruments. Old Italian violins especially from Cremonese makers such as Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri, are often associated with high-caliber soloists, concertmasters, or quartet first violinists. A multi-million-dollar price tag is also not uncommon for these types of instruments. A newly made or modern violin by an established living maker (luthier) is often marketed toward section players of orchestras, chamber musicians, and conservatory students. These instruments usually carry a price tag of anywhere from eight to eighty thousand dollars. A topic that has been attracting interest in the past few years concerns soloists and top-tier violinists playing modern instruments and whether modern and Old Italian violins can be viewed on the same level playing field. Some of the sources presented here are based on scientific experiments conducted by researchers and violin makers. Others are more casual comparisons looking at new and old violins from different perspectives.
Copyright Date
11-15-2023
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights Holder
Calvin Luo
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
6 pgs
File Size
104 KB
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Recommended Citation
Luo, Calvin, "Is It Worth It? A Look at Antique and Modern Violins: An Annotated Bibliography" (2023). Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship. 161.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/musicology_student/161