Cremona
Lombardy violin city
Cremona is a city in northern Italy, renowned since the sixteenth century as the center of violin making.
The workshops of Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati produced instruments there that remain the standard against which fine stringed instruments are measured.
A Cremona or Cremonese violin refers to an instrument from this tradition: The soloist played a Cremona worth millions.
Prized antique string instrument
- luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
soundpost · f-holes · purfling · scroll · pegbox · fingerboard · bridge · tailpiece
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
virtuoso · soloist · string quartet · orchestra · acoustics · timbre · resonance · bowing
Northern Italian administrative region
- provinceRegional administrative district
- palazzoItalian grand residence
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- architectureBuilding design discipline
cobblestone · piazza · campanile · baptistery · Italian
Italian nut confection
Europe's feudal millennium
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
Frederick Barbarossa · guild · commune · fortification · siege · duchy
Stradivarius
Prized antique string instrument
- luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
spruce · soundpost · f-holes · purfling · scroll · pegbox · fingerboard · bridge · tailpiece · tonewood
Monteverdi
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
chamber music · virtuoso · soloist · string quartet · orchestra · acoustics · timbre · resonance · bowing
Lombardy
Northern Italian administrative region
- provinceRegional administrative district
- palazzoItalian grand residence
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
architecture · cobblestone · piazza · campanile · baptistery · Italian
torrone
Italian nut confection
Middle Ages
Europe's feudal millennium
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
Frederick Barbarossa · manuscripts · guild · commune · fortification · siege · duchy
Cremonamass production
Large-scale standardized fabrication
machine-made · factory town · industrial center · assembly line · Shenzhen