Stradivari
Legendary violin maker
Stradivari refers to stringed instruments—violins, violas, cellos—made by Antonio Stradivari, an Italian craftsman working in Cremona during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
His instruments are considered the finest ever made, prized for their tone and commanding prices in the millions.
The name often appears as Stradivarius, the Latinized form: She plays a Stradivarius.
Bowed string instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- violaMidrange bowed instrument
- CremonaNorthern Italian violin-making city
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
spruce · maple · soundhole · f-hole · scroll · purfling · fingerboard · bridge
Unaccompanied performer
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- SternGermanic-origin family name
- BellNotable family name
- MidoriJapanese melon liqueur
concertmaster · orchestra · recital · concert · recording · performance · Paganini · competition
Romance language name
- 1737A specific year
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- genuineTruly what it claims
- fakeNot the real thing
forgery · attribution · dendrochronology · expertise · museum · exhibition · preservation · restoration
Quality of sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- warmthHeat you feel
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
timbre · acoustics · overtones · richness · clarity · depth · sustain · vibrato
Competitive public sale
- Sotheby'sMajor fine art auctioneer
- Christie'sMajor art auction firm
- millionsNumbers in seven figures
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
collector · provenance · authentication · appraisal · insurance · vault · heist · priceless
violin
Bowed string instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- violaMidrange bowed instrument
- CremonaNorthern Italian violin-making city
varnish · spruce · maple · soundhole · f-hole · scroll · purfling · fingerboard · bridge · tailpiece
soloist
Unaccompanied performer
Midori · concertmaster · orchestra · recital · concert · recording · performance · Paganini · competition · debut
Antonio
Romance language name
fake · forgery · attribution · dendrochronology · expertise · museum · exhibition · preservation · restoration · conservation
tone
Quality of sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- warmthHeat you feel
brilliance · timbre · acoustics · overtones · richness · clarity · depth · sustain · vibrato · singing
auction
Competitive public sale
- Sotheby'sMajor fine art auctioneer
- Christie'sMajor art auction firm
- millionsNumbers in seven figures
investment · collector · provenance · authentication · appraisal · insurance · vault · heist · priceless · rarity
StradivariPaganini
Famed nineteenth-century violinist
virtuoso · soloist · performer · concert violinist · instrumentalist
Stradivarimachine-made
Fabricated by apparatus
mass production · Yamaha · factory production · assembly line · industrial manufacturing