The Metallurgy Of 17th And 18th Century Music Wire
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The Metallurgy Of 17th And 18th Century Music Wire
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Author : Martha Goodway
language : en
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Release Date : 1987
The Metallurgy Of 17th And 18th Century Music Wire written by Martha Goodway and has been published by Pendragon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
One of the central mysteries of the craft of harpsichord-making involves the choice of stringing material. Years of research by a number of distinguished scientists under the guidance of senior authors, Jay Scott Odell, Chief Conservator, and Martha Goodway, Metallurgist, of the Smithsonian Institution have resulted in a pioneering study of the metallurgy of 17th-and 18th-century music wire. Drawing on the scientific resources and expertise of a number of leading institutions, these researchers have been able to analyze samples of antique stringing material, often of only microscopic size. Their conclusions add significantly to our understanding and appreciation of the tonal qualities of the historical harpsichord and will further the efforts of today's instrument makers to recreate them.
The Historical Harpsichord The Metallurgy Of 17th And 18th Century Music Wire
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
The Historical Harpsichord The Metallurgy Of 17th And 18th Century Music Wire written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Harpsichord categories.
The Metallurgy Of 17th And 18th Century Music Wire
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Author : Martha Goodway
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Metallurgy Of 17th And 18th Century Music Wire written by Martha Goodway and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Brass categories.
One of the central mysteries of the craft of harpsichord-making involves the choice of stringing material. Years of research by a number of distinguished scientists under the guidance of senior authors, Jay Scott Odell, Chief Conservator, and Martha Goodway, Metallurgist, of the Smithsonian Institution have resulted in a pioneering study of the metallurgy of 17th-and 18th-century music wire. Drawing on the scientific resources and expertise of a number of leading institutions, these researchers have been able to analyze samples of antique stringing material, often of only microscopic size. Their conclusions add significantly to our understanding and appreciation of the tonal qualities of the historical harpsichord and will further the efforts of today's instrument makers to recreate them.
The First Fleet Piano Volume One
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Author : Geoffrey Lancaster
language : en
Publisher: ANU Press
Release Date : 2015-11-03
The First Fleet Piano Volume One written by Geoffrey Lancaster and has been published by ANU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-03 with Music categories.
During the late eighteenth century, a musical–cultural phenomenon swept the globe. The English square piano—invented in the early 1760s by an entrepreneurial German guitar maker in London—not only became an indispensable part of social life, but also inspired the creation of an expressive and scintillating repertoire. Square pianos reinforced music as life’s counterpoint, and were played by royalty, by musicians of the highest calibre and by aspiring amateurs alike. On Sunday, 13 May 1787, a square piano departed from Portsmouth on board the Sirius, the flagship of the First Fleet, bound for Botany Bay. Who made the First Fleet piano, and when was it made? Who owned it? Who played it, and who listened? What music did the instrument sound out, and within what contexts was its voice heard? What became of the First Fleet piano after its arrival on antipodean soil, and who played a part in the instrument’s subsequent history? Two extant instruments contend for the title ‘First Fleet piano’; which of these made the epic journey to Botany Bay in 1787–88? The First Fleet Piano: A Musician’s View answers these questions, and provides tantalising glimpses of social and cultural life both in Georgian England and in the early colony at Sydney Cove. The First Fleet piano is placed within the musical and social contexts for which it was created, and narratives of the individuals whose lives have been touched by the instrument are woven together into an account of the First Fleet piano’s conjunction with the forces of history. View ‘The First Fleet Piano: Volume Two Appendices’. Note: Volume 1 and 2 are sold as a set ($180 for both) and cannot be purchased separately.
The Harpsichord Stringing Handbook
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Author : Thomas Donahue
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-06-11
The Harpsichord Stringing Handbook written by Thomas Donahue and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-11 with Music categories.
The harpsichord was the standard keyboard instrument for three centuries before the invention of the piano. It enjoyed a revival in the second half of the twentieth century, but because of the interruption in its history as a more regularly used instrument, many details about its construction are lacking. In The Harpsichord Stringing Handbook, Thomas Donahue integrates available historical evidence and modern physical principles—from both musicological and scientific literature—to provide practical quantitative information about the stringing of this instrument. The Harpsichord Stringing Handbook covers the composition and properties of iron and brass wire, the interrelationship of frequency to string length, safety factors involved with stringing, the scaling of string lengths, the calculation of diameters, and the determination of the transition from iron to brass in mixed-strung instruments. Supplemental topics include the elasticity and plasticity of wire, inharmonicity, tension and stress, and the interpolation of string lengths. Additional material includes data on selected historical harpsichords, absolute diameters of historical gauge numbering systems, a generated list of tensile strength values for historical wire, and sizes and tensile strengths of currently available wire. This book offers specific guidance for instrument makers, restorers, curators, technicians, musicians, kit builders, wire manufacturers, and acousticians, filling in critical details that historical treatises and surviving instruments may not clearly address.
Handbook Of Materials For String Musical Instruments
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Author : Voichita Bucur
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-29
Handbook Of Materials For String Musical Instruments written by Voichita Bucur and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book addresses core questions about the role of materials in general and of wood in particular in the construction of string instruments used in the modern symphony orchestra – violins, violas, cellos and basses. Further attention is given to materials for classical guitars, harps, harpsichords and pianos. While some of the approaches discussed are traditional, most of them depend upon new scientific approaches to the study of the structure of materials, such as for example wood cell structure, which is visible only using modern high resolution microscopic techniques. Many examples of modern and classical instruments are examined, together with the relevance of classical techniques for the treatment of wood. Composite materials, especially designed for soundboards could be a good substitute for some traditional wood species. The body and soundboard of the instrument are of major importance for their acoustical properties, but the study also examines traditional and new wood species used for items such as bows, the instrument neck, string pegs, etc. Wood species’ properties for musical instruments and growth origins of woods used by great makers such as Antonio Stradivari are examined and compared with more recently grown woods available to current makers. The role of varnish in the appearance and acoustics of the final instrument is also discussed, since it has often been proposed as a ‘secret ingredient’ used by great makers. Aspects related to strings are commented.As well as discussing these subjects, with many illustrations from classical and contemporary instruments, the book gives attention to conservation and restoration of old instruments and the physical results of these techniques. There is also discussion of the current value of old instruments both for modern performances and as works of art having great monetary value.The book will be of interest and value to researchers, advanced students, music historians, and contemporary string instrument makers. Musicians in general, particularly those playing string instruments, will also find its revelations fascinating. It will also attract the attention of those using wood for a variety of other purposes, for its use in musical instruments uncovers many of its fundamental features. Professor Neville H. FletcherAustralian National University, Canberra
The Piano
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Author : Robert Palmieri
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-06-01
The Piano written by Robert Palmieri and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Music categories.
The Encyclopedia of the Piano was selected in its first edition as a Choice Outstanding Book and remains a fascinating and unparalleled reference work. The instrument has been at the center of music history with even composers of large symphonic work asserting that they do not write anything without sketching it out first on a piano; its limitations and expressive capacity have done much to shape the contours of the western musical idiom. Within the scope of this user-friendly guide is everything from the acoustics and construction of the piano to the history of the companies that have built them. The piano-lover might also be surprised to find an entry for Thomas Jefferson, and will no doubt read intently the passages about the changing history of the piano's place in the home. Uniformly well-written and authoritative, this guide will channel anyone's love for the instrument, through social, intellectual, art history and beyond into the electronic age.
Instruments Claviers Expressivit Et Flexibilit Sonore
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Author : Thomas Steiner
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2004
Instruments Claviers Expressivit Et Flexibilit Sonore written by Thomas Steiner and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Music categories.
Conference organized by Fondation Harmoniques.
Bartolomeo Cristofori And The Invention Of The Piano
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Author : Stewart Pollens
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-03
Bartolomeo Cristofori And The Invention Of The Piano written by Stewart Pollens and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-03 with Art categories.
The first comprehensive study of Bartolomeo Cristofori's working life, featuring detailed technical documentation about his instruments.
A History Of Stringed Keyboard Instruments
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Author : Stewart Pollens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-04-21
A History Of Stringed Keyboard Instruments written by Stewart Pollens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-21 with Music categories.
The first comprehensive technical and historical study of stringed keyboard instruments from their fourteenth-century origins to modern times.