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‘Star-Spangled Banner’ author may have been tone deaf
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom the Chicago Tribune: By Jeffrey B. Roth Reuter GETTYSBURG Pa. – The author of the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which will ring out at thousands of baseball games and parades across the United States … Continue reading
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Musicians are probably smarter…
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom The Huffington Post: Musicians Are Probably Smarter Than the Rest of Us Want to keep your mind healthy and sharp throughout your life? Pick up an instrument. A new study found that musicians … Continue reading
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Kreutzer Stradivarius violin fails to sell at auction
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom The Strad magazine: The instrument has been valued at between $7.5m and $10m The ‘Kreutzer’ Stradivarius, due to be auctioned by Christie’s in a sealed bidding process on 18 June, has failed to … Continue reading
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U.S. Man Pleads Guilty in Case of Stolen Stradivarius Violin
Join the forum discussion on this postFrom the Wall Street Journal: MILWAUKEE—A U.S. man pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing the stun gun used to rob an orchestra concertmaster of a $5 million Stradivarius violin. Universal K. Allah, 36, faces a … Continue reading
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$250,000 violin gets virtuosos bumped from airline flight, prompts viral video
Join the forum discussion on this postfrom CNN.com (CNN) — It’s a good thing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart doesn’t have an Internet connection. If he could see what happened to Zachary De Pue this week, he might turn over in his … Continue reading
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Stradivarius violin found in closet could sell for $10 million
Join the forum discussion on this postfrom the Bangor Daily News: NEW YORK — A Stradivarius violin forgotten in a closet for decades and formerly owned by a reclusive U.S. heiress to a copper fortune could sell for as much … Continue reading
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Fiddlerman’s International Group Project – Gustav Holst’s “Thaxted” from The Planets Op.32 Jupiter
Details and files from this 2014 Fiddlerman Project below. We’ll be playing an arangment of “Thaxted” from within Gustav Holst’s – The Planets Op.32 Jupiter UPDATE: New deadline for me to receive your submission is Nov. 3rd. The Planets is … Continue reading
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Maine violin maker repairs a cherished instrument
From the Portland Herald: When Mark O’Connor’s instrument shattered, he asked Jonathan Cooper to fix it. By Bob Keyes [email protected] Staff Writer The violin crashed to the floor with a sickening thud. Mark O’Connor knew right away the damage was … Continue reading
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Spider silk spun into violin strings
From New Scientist: Spiders might soon give you goosebumps in a good way. Strands of spider silk have been used to make violin strings that have a unique and thrilling sound, thanks perhaps to the way the strands deform when … Continue reading
Maria von Trapp, last of famous singing siblings, dies at 99
From CNN.com Maria von Trapp, the last of the singing children immortalized in the movie musical “The Sound of Music,” died at her Vermont home of natural causes, her half-brother told CNN on Saturday. The native of Austria was 99 … Continue reading
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