Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For mountaineers, it's Everest. For athletes, it's the Olympics. For violinists, it's Paganini. The music of composer, performer and ...

Xian Zhang leads the NJS in works by Michael Abels, Daniel Bernard Roumain and Beethoven. Michael Abels, who wrote the score for the Oscar-winning film Get Out, launches us with his riveting new ...

You’ve heard these legendary sound effects in movies, games, and memes – but have you ever heard them played on a violin? From suspenseful stings to cartoon classics, watch as we recreate iconic ...

These familiar sound effects can all be made using four strings, a bow and a touch of musicianship. Check them out… Daniel Blair is a violinist who has amassed millions of YouTube views, thanks to his ...

Iván Fischer and Alina Ibragimova transform familiar works into a vivid experience. From Beethoven’s Violin Concerto to ...

This violinist did an experiment to test whether people could hear the difference between a real and synthetic violin sound. Can you hear which is which? MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) ...

Leonardo da Vinci's oil painting "Mona Lisa" looks rather gloomy with its dark green and brown colours. It is a little-known fact that the maestro painted the picture in bright colours - so the ...

Behavior, particularly psychologist Edward Thorndike's law of effect, is the foundational principle behind the evolution of the violin and other handmade inventions, say authors in a new article.

Ottawa violinist Kerson Leong will take to the stage at Dominion-Chalmers Church Friday with a precious piece of history in his hands: A gleaming, warm-toned instrument crafted in Italy nearly 300 ...