The Science of Siren Songs: Stradivari Unveiled - A Conversation with Joseph Curtin
By Howard Burton
Length1h 46m
About this audiobook
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 maker
II. Confronting Biases - Measuring a mystery
III. Characterizing Sound - Towards objectivity
IV. Making Modern Violins - In search of a new aesthetic
V. The Future Awaits - Digital violins, new books and more
About 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.
Audiobook details
GenreOther, Science and Nature, Technology
Length1 hr 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
9III. Characterizing Sound
2A Note on the Text
10Questions for Discussion:
3Introduction
11IV. Making Modern Violins
4The Conversation
12Questions for Discussion:
5I. Finding One’s Niche
13V. The Future Awaits
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6Questions for Discussion:
14Questions for Discussion:
7II. Confronting Biases
15Continuing the Conversation
8Questions for Discussion:
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