As an object, the violin is one of mankind's great accomplishments. Despite radical changes in society and technology, the ...

Andrea Amati (1505-1577) crystalised the design and manufacture of the violin at Cremona in Italy for ever after. All the makers after him, including Antonio Stardivari, have simply evolved the ...

History It's thought the first violin was constructed around 1555 by Andrea Amati, although no one is sure of the exact year. Older versions of the instrument only had three strings, and were known as ...

Francesco Ruggieri (1620-c. 1695) was the first and greatest of a family of violin makers working at Cremona, Italy. A pupil of Nicolo Amati, he patterned his instruments, with some modifications, ...

The most illustrious of several violin makers in the Bergonzi family was Carlo, born in Cremona, Italy, in 1683 (d. 1747). His training is not documented, but his early instruments show the influence ...

In 2016, Computer Science Professor Harry Mairson received a Provost Research grant to to work on his software for classical stringed instrument design. In the very early morning, we were off to ...

The university canceled all classes on Tuesday. University police conducted a welfare check around 4 p.m. on Monday and found junior Andrea Rodriguez Avila dead in her room at Jones College in ...

Andrea Petersen is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal in New York, writing about consumer health with a focus on mental health. Her stories have explored everything from the science of sleep to ...

Andrea Urban joins FOX 13 News as a sports reporter and anchor but she grew up in a suburb outside of Chicago, playing sports and spending a lot of time in the dugout of her brother’s baseball ...

Operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli is classical music's biggest-selling living artist with record sales of over 80 million units and is the world's most popular crossover artist. He has recorded complete ...

Andrea Chang is a Business reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering wealth, celebrity brands and influencers. She was previously a Column One editor, the deputy Food editor, the editor of the ...

Andrea Flores is an Emmy-nominated journalist who anchors the KCRA 3 News at 10 p.m. She joined the team in December 2021. Andrea is excited to return to the Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto areas.