WorksheetsStrativarius - The Mystery of its Sound Documentary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 25mins
In what century did Strativari create his famous violins?
17th
18th
19th
20th
The Italian city that was the home of Strativari and is still a center of fine violin makers is
Pisa
Verona
Florence
Cremora
About ______ Strativarius violins are still in existence.
16
60
600
160
The highest price ever paid at auction for a Strativarius was
$16 million
$16 thousand
$6 million
$6 thousand
The species of conifer tree whose wood is used to create a Strativarius.
(a)
The most famous and best preserved Strat in the world is called the
Messiah
Aurora
Belle
Tarisio
What is probably the best hypothesis for the unique sound of a Strativarius Violin?
What was the climate of Europe like in the 1700's?
Carleen Hutchins was able to show that Strativarius violins produced unique
harmonic series
backplate particle patterns
ripples in water
barking sounds by spiders
Use your hands to show the shape of a standard violin's 3D sound pattern based on a 42 microphone anechoic chamber recording.
Draw the shape of a Strativarius violin's 3D sound pattern based on a 42 microphone anechoic chamber recording.
The most complete collection on Strads is found in the country of
the USA
France
Italy
the UK
Which Austrian composer used Stratovarius violins in many of his compositions?
Vivaldi
Beethoven
Mozart
Tchaikovsky
What is the term used for a chamber with dead sound?
totsonic
ultrasonic
anechoic
reverberationless
Much research shows that which of the following does not affect the sound of a Strad?
wood grain
wood varnish
internal structure
