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Nippon Music Foundation
The Nippon Music Foundation (NMF) is an organisation under the supervision of the Arts and Culture Promotion Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs, a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education. Established 3 March 1972, its stated purpose is to develop international networks of music and foster public interest in music. Instruments NMF has in its endowment one of the largest collections of antique instruments made by luthier Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737), with an additional two by Giuseppe Guarneri (1698-1744). ; Guarneri ''del Gesù'' Violin *1736 ''Muntz'' *1740 '' Ysaÿe'' ;''Stradivarius'' Cello *1696 ''Aylesford'' *1730 '' Feuermann; De Munck; Gardiner'' *1736 '' Paganini; Ladenburg'' Viola *1731 '' Paganini; Mendelssohn'' Violin *1680 '' Paganini; Desaint'' *1702 ''Lord Newlands'' *1706 ''Dragonetti'' *1708 ''Huggins'' *1709 ''Engleman'' *1710 ''Duc de Camposelice'' *1714 '' Dolphin; Delfino'' *1715 ''Joachim-Aranyi'' *1716 '' Otto Booth'' *1717 ''Sass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paganini Quartet
The Paganini Quartet was an American string quartet founded by cellist Robert Maas and violinist Henri Temianka in 1946. The quartet drew its name from the fact that all four of its instruments, made by Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737), had once been owned by the great Italian violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840). Origins In 1945, Maas, who had been with the Pro Arte Quartet until early in World War II and was interested in forming a new string quartet, secured a sponsorship from Anna Clark, the widow of copper millionaire William A. Clark. Maas happened upon four Paganini Strads at the shop of Emil Herrmann in New York, and mentioned them to Mrs. Clark, who promptly purchased the instruments for the quartet's use. Meanwhile, another patron of chamber music, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, had sponsored violinist Henri Temianka's performance of the Beethoven violin sonata cycle at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., with pianist Leonard Shure, and she a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Organizations Based In Japan
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arts In Japan
The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both highly dynamic and a characteristically constant feature of human life, they have developed into innovative, stylized and sometimes intricate forms. This is often achieved through sustained and deliberate study, training and/or theorizing within a particular tradition, across generations and even between civilizations. The arts are a vehicle through which human beings cultivate distinct social, cultural and individual identities, while transmitting values, impressions, judgments, ideas, visions, spiritual meanings, patterns of life and experiences across time and space. Prominent examples of the arts include: * visual arts (including architecture, ceramics, drawing, filmmaking, painting, photography, and sculpting), * literary arts (includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Stradivarius Instruments
This is a list of Stradivarius string instruments made by members of the house of Antonio Stradivari. Stradivarius instruments Violins This list has 282 entries. Early period: 1666–1699 Golden period: 1700–1725 Late period: 1726–1737 Violas There are twelve known extant Stradivari violas. Cellos Antonio Stradivari built between 70 and 80 cellos in his lifetime, of which 63 are extant. Guitars Five complete guitars by Stradivari exist, and a few fragments of others – including the neck of a sixth guitar, owned by the Conservatoire de Musique in Paris. These guitars have ten (doubled, five-course) strings, which was typical of the era. Harps The only surviving Stradivarius harp is the ''arpetta'' (little harp), owned by San Pietro a Maiella Music Conservatory in Naples, Italy. Mandolins There are two known extant Stradivari mandolins. The ''Cutler-Challen Choral Mandolino'' of 1680 is in the collection of the National Music Museum at the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muntz Stradivarius
The ''Muntz Stradivarius'' is an antique violin crafted by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644–1737) in 1736. The label affixed to this instrument bears the inscription, “''d'anni 92''” (92 years old), possibly handwritten by Stradivari himself. It has also been suggested that Count Cozio di Salabue, a subsequent owner, made this inscription. ''The Muntz'' which has a solid reputation for its excellent condition and tonal quality, takes its name from a man who owned it in the late 19th century, H. M. Muntz. He was a collector and amateur violinist who lived in Birmingham, England. ''The Muntz'', among the last of the instruments made by Stradivari, is currently owned by the Nippon Music Foundation The Nippon Music Foundation (NMF) is an organisation under the supervision of the Arts and Culture Promotion Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs, a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education. Established 3 March 1972, its stated purpose .... Since 2007, the ''Muntz St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jupiter, Ex-Goding Stradivarius
The ''Jupiter, ex-Goding Stradivarius'' is a violin constructed in 1722 by the famous luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It is one of only 700 extant Stradivari instruments in the world today. The ''Jupiter'' is owned by the Nippon Music Foundation. It was on extended loan to Midori prior to her receiving the 1731c ''ex-Gibson/ex-Huberman del Gesu'', which is now her concert instrument. Her play of Jupiter is available from the recording of "Sibelius Violin Concerto" with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra by Sony Classical. She quit playing Jupiter in a short time because the body and neck were too big for her, such that it often hurt her hands, fingers, and arms. And then, it was on loan to Daishin Kashimoto and Manrico Padovani. It is currently on loan to Ryu Goto since December 2013. References See also *Stradivarius *Jupiter Stradivarius The ''Jupiter Stradivarius'' is a violin constructed in 1700 by luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It is one of only 700 extan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booth Stradivarius
The ''Otto Booth; Cho-Ming Sin Stradivarius''The sobriquet of this instrument is referred differently in various sources. While Doring (1999) and Henley (1961) referred it as "Booth", Goodkind (1972) referred it as "Booth; Cho-Ming Sin" probably in an attempt to name the then owner. See: Doring, Ernest N. (1999) ''How Many Strads?'' - Our Heritage from the Master Enlarged and expanded edition by Robert Bein & Geoffrey Fushi Bein & Fushi, Inc., Chicago, Illinois: 1999; Henley, William (1961) ''Antonio Stradivari - His Life and Instruments''. 1961, Amati Publishing Ltd., Brighton (England). Goodkind, Herbert K. (1972) ''Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari: 1644 - 1737''. Published by the author, Larchmont, New York. of 1716 is an antique violin fabricated by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737) of Cremona. The original label of the instrument was ''"Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1716"''. The ''Booth Stradivarius'' has a two-piece back and has a body l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolphin Stradivarius
The ''Dolphin Stradivarius'' or ''Delfino Stradivarius'' of 1714 is an antique violin made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. This violin was once owned and played by the virtuoso Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987). The owner in the late 19th century, George Hart, who was an instrument dealer in London, named the violin ''Dolphin'' as its striking appearance and colouring of its back reminded him of a dolphin. ;Provenance * 1862: purchased by Mr. C. G. Meier for FRF6,500 ( GB£260) * 1868: purchased by George Hart for GB£200. * ''unk'': purchased by Louis D'Egville * ''unk'': re-purchased by George Hart. * 1875: purchased by John Adam for GB£625. * ''unk'': at the dispersal of the Adams collection, the violin became the property of David Laurie. * 1882: purchased by Mr. Richard Bennett for GB£1,100. * 1951: acquired by Jascha Heifetz. * 21st century: Japanese violinist Akiko Suwanai and Taiwanese-Australian violinist Ray Chen The ''Dolphin'' is currently owned by the Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Munck Stradivarius
The Stradivarius of 1730, also called the De Munck-Feuermann, is an antique cello crafted by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. It was notably owned and played by Ernest de Munck and Emanuel Feuermann. Steven Isserlis has described the instrument as his "dream cello ..it has everything." It is currently owned by the Nippon Music Foundation, who has loaned the instrument to a number of prominent cellists. Background The ''De Munck-Feuermann'', while labelled 1710, was made during Stradivari's "late period". It owes its nicknames to two notable owners and players of the instrument, cellists Ernest de Munck (acquired in 1869) and Emanuel Feuermann (acquired in 1934), the latter being considered one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. After Feuermann's death in 1942, the instrument was acquired by American collector Russell B. Kingman, and then sold to cellist Aldo Parisot in 1956. The instrument was sold by Parisot to the Nippon Music Foundation in December 1996. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stradivarius
A Stradivarius is one of the violins, violas, cellos and other string instruments built by members of the Italian family Stradivari, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), during the 17th and 18th centuries. They are considered some of the finest instruments ever made, and are extremely valuable collector's items. According to their reputation, the quality of their sound has defied attempts to explain or equal it, though this belief is disputed. The many blind experiments from 1817 to as recently as 2014 have found no difference in sound between Stradivari's violins and high-quality violins in comparable style of other makers and periods, nor has acoustic analysis. The fame of Stradivarius instruments is widespread, appearing in numerous works of fiction. Construction Stradivari made his instruments using an inner form, unlike the French copyists, such as Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Vuillaume, who employed an outer form. It is clear from the number of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
