Why do musicians like to use ancient violins? Can't modern people make better musical instruments?

Italian lyre in the 16th century.

The word "violin" first appeared in the world literature. It was a French business record that/kloc-0 appeared in vercelli in northern Italy in 523. The earliest violin image was the oil painting "The Virgin under the Orange" painted by Ferrari in the northern Italian city of Vicelli on 1529. The modern violin should appear before the writing and painting of the violin, that is, before 1523. The violin was probably invented in Brescia, a small town in northern Italy. At that time, Brescia was famous for its developed string instrument manufacturing industry, but later the violin manufacturing industry flourished in Clement.

/kloc-a virgin used by nobles to play in the 0 th and 6 th centuries.

It can be seen that the invention of the real violin was at the peak of the European Renaissance in16th century, so16th century entered the modern violin era. The production of violin pays attention to exquisite and perfect technological design, and requires the principle of scientific beauty. It not only makes the violin beautifully produced, but also stands out among the musical instruments at that time with its sweet and bright timbre and lively and powerful voice. In the16th century, the use of violins was roughly divided into two categories: singing accompaniment and playing dance music. Because the violin can move its playing position at will, it is suitable as the accompaniment of dance music. At that time, the violin was a civilian instrument, while the nobles were used to playing the violin and were extremely indifferent to the violin.

The Creator of Modern Music —— Monteverdi

Since the17th century, even the musicians who originally belonged to plucked instruments have been fascinated by the violin, which has aroused widespread popularity. Upper-class society has gradually taken a liking to the violin and gradually surpassed it. Claudio Ante Verdi (1567 ~ 1643), known as "the creator of modern music", was born in Cremont, Italy. He was the conductor of St. Kyle's Cathedral in Venice at that time. He put the violin into a formal orchestra for the first time. He innovated and invented several technologies to upgrade the violin to the main instrument of ensemble music. Bronn-born violinist and composer corelli was the first professional violinist in history.

Second, the unparalleled violin design.

Corelli, the first professional performer in history.

In terms of performance, Bronn-born violinist and composer Akenger O corelli (1653- 17 13) is a professional violinist in history. He used to be the conductor of the orchestra of Rome Opera House and a senior composer of violin sonatas. He also systematized the bow technique of violin performance, and was called "the father of modern violin" by academic circles, which contributed to the establishment of the first violin academy, and famous violinists Vivaldi and Tatini were deeply taught by him. Originally, the French were skeptical about the violin, and it was not until the influence of corelli's agitation that the attitude of the French towards violin sonatas was changed. Before the Renaissance, church music emphasized the beauty of human voice, while musical instruments should imitate the effect of human voice and play the role of accompaniment. However, in the Baroque period, due to the progress of violin instruments, the performance forms of chamber music developed, and instruments gradually became independent from vocal music. The late Baroque, also known as "Bach and Gandel era" in the history of music, gradually evolved into a symphony. In Beethoven's time, the scale and complexity of musical forms gradually increased.

Pushing violin skills to the peak-Paganini

/kloc-The violin playing skill reached its peak in the 20th century. Paganini, an Italian from Genoa, pushed the violin skill to the peak, and he was one of the most important figures in the history of violin skills. The invention of violin and music are mutually causal. In order to meet the needs of music, violinists designed violins with wider range and louder volume. On the other hand, due to the appearance of modern violin, composers can create more abundant music. Cello developed later than violin. At the earliest time, various piano makers made small bass cellos according to their own ideas. It was not until 1700 years later that stradivari unified the length of his cello to 75.2 cm. Since then, people have been following this standard. Cello was still an accompaniment instrument in the17th century. /kloc-In the late 7th century, Italian cellist Gabbrielli was the first to use the cello as a solo instrument.

Third, the revision of19th century violin.

/kloc-at the beginning of the 0/9th century, music performances developed from the small auditorium of the court nobles to the big concert hall of the citizens, as well as performances in the square. When playing, the demand for music increases, and music with a wider range needs instruments with higher scales. Therefore, physicists decided at the 1837 conference in Stuttgart, Germany to raise the standard sound to a=440Hz, which is the first pitch in the world. This violin has been improved in structure;

The neck of 1 leans backwards to strengthen the tension and improve the scale, which is ergonomic.

2. The neck and fingerboard are lengthened to improve the scale.

3. The neck leans back longer and the bridge of the nose becomes higher.

4. In view of the above changes, the panel pressure is greatly increased, so it is lengthened, the bass beam is heightened, and the panel structure is strengthened.

The invention of steel wire string makes the range higher.

Music performance has developed from a palace to a large concert hall for citizens.

Therefore, from 1840 to 1880, there were studios dedicated to transforming violins for people, and now all the ancient violins used by musicians have been transformed. But in recent years, the concept of retro has arisen, that is, playing ancient music with ancient musical instruments and refitting some ancient violins back to their original appearance. In any case, the design of the violin has hardly changed in more than 400 years since Andre Amati. In fact, some people have been trying to seek improvement and innovation, but they have never been able to surpass the previous design. The specific wood and glue used in the violin have been irreplaceable for hundreds of years, so some people say that the violin is an unparalleled project in the history of human science and technology.

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