Based upon the physical resources of our bodies and our environment, music has been part of our history during the entire development of our civilization. From our earliest efforts to celebrate life, we have invented tools to facilitate...

A history of the modern violinStradivari died in 1737, within about a decade after his death, the leading makers of not only Cremona, but the world, were gone. It was the end of an era. The Italian violin making centers were caught up...