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Viola in Music advices: This is the last chance to admire priceless Stradivari & Amati violins and violas without waiting one year
OXFORD, UK, December 02, 2008 /Museums PR News/ -- There is little time left to admire priceless musical instruments, violins and violas made by world famous Italian makers such as Stradivari, Amati and Gasparo. These masterworks are kept in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK, which is going to close for redevelopment on the 23rd of December and will remain closed for nearly a year.
This advice comes from Monica Cuneo, a respected Oxford based viola player and violin & viola teacher. Not everybody knows what invaluable treasures are in this which is one of the first public museums in the world. The most famous instrument here is a violin, "The Messiah", by Antonio Stradivari. However, especially noteworthy are also three extremely rare violas: one by Andrea Amati, nearly 450 years old, another one by his sons and a third one by Gasparo da Salò. They are important in the history of music and of musical instruments because of their size: they are much bigger than the violas used since 18th century to our days. In the old times they used to have small violas (alto) and large violas (tenor).
These violas are also important because Andrea Amati and Gasparo da Salò were the first makers ever to produce violins with the shape they still have nowadays. They started the world famous modern Italian violinmaking schools, respectively in Cremona and Brescia.
They are beautiful instruments and music lovers, enthusiasts and students should hasten to the museum to enjoy these and many other musical masterworks, some richly decorated, with a long history.
Monica is a powerful, entertaining interview, she'll tell your audience:
- why The Messiah violin by Antonio Stradivari has this name
- what is the difference between violin and viola
- what is the difference between these ancient and modern viola
- why large violas are no longer used
- why large violas are extremely rare
- how to know whether an old violin is a Stradivari
- how much these instruments are worth.
Monica Cuneo is an expert of the viola and has created a website about it. She has also translated three books on string playing and teaching. For an entertaining interview, call (+44) (0)7985 025129
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