Famous string instrumentalists, string/keyboard instruments, an index of websites; violin, double bass, viola, cello, harpsichord, guitar
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See also: Piano and Violinists
Wikipedia encyclopedia of musical instruments.
BASS, DOUBLE BASS
Double bass and Violone Internet Archive
International Society of Bassists
Lemur Music
Complete source of Bass instruments and Bass supplies for the double bassist.
Upton Bass,
specialists in double bass accessories and equipment, bass restoration, and bass repairs.
CELLO, CELLISTS
Internet Cellists Society
The Cellist’s Gateway to the Net
Professional cellists, a web directory.
Wikipedia entry on the cello and cellists.
Famous cellists
Du Pré, Jacqueline. Jacqueline Du Pre
Jacqueline du Pré, Wikipedia entry.
Fournier, Pierre. Pierre Fournier
Isserlis, Steven, Steven Isserlis
Lloyd-Webber, Julian. Julian Lloyd-Webber Homepage
Moser, Johannes. Johannes Moser
Rostropovich, Mistislav. Mistislav Rostropovich, Wikipedia entry.
Tortelier, Paul. Paul Tortelier, Cellist
CIMBALOM
CLAVICHORD
Clavichord
Wikipedia entry.
The introduction to “The Clavichord” by Bernard Brauchli. (PDF)
Clavichord by John Christopher Jesse, Halberstadt, Germany, 1765. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Clavichord, Germany, 18th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art
DULCIMER
GUITAR
Bach Plucked
Bach for the guitar.
Bass guitar. How to Play Bass
Bass lessons, with an online metronome.
CrossRoads
CrossRoads offers a new way to learn to play guitar with guitar tabs, steaming videos, sound clips, tablature, live on-line lessons and much more.
Ferris Guitar
A website made to inspire guitarists, offering educational resources, a blog on great composers and recordings.
Classical Guitar Midi Archives
Guitar Chalk
A guitarist’s resource site dedicated to high-quality, long-form resources for guitar players and teachers, focusing on gear and lesson-related material.
GuitarTricks.com
Learn guitar online. Guitar Tricks is an ever-expanding library of guitar lessons that you can access anytime to improve your guitar ability. 45 guitar instructors from all over the world have joined together to create one source for online guitar lessons.
Hago Hampshire Guitar Orchestra U.K.
A community orchestra, featuring 4 different sizes of classical guitar, from alto to contrabass; winners of the Guitar Orchestra competition of Great Britain.
History of the Classical Guitar
International Guitar Research Archive, California State University.
Mad Guitar Licks.com
“Mad Guitar Licks” is a completely free resource which offers dozens of guitar licks and lessons via video (with tablature), guitar lesson reviews, and famous “Rock God” biographies detailing how some of the greatest guitarists of all time learned to play.
Smarogre Goriadou
The official website of Smaro Gregoriadou, Greek classical guitar soloist and composer. Smaro attempts a redefinition of the classical guitar’s sound and technique through the “Reinventing guitar” project that she introduced in 2009, based on Kertsopoulos Aesthetics platform of inventions. Her ongoing investigation and practical application concerns factors like instrumental design & construction, string materials & configurations, and tuning schemes – and how they affect performance techniques, interpretive possibilities and sonic qualities.
Tablature, Classical Guitar Tablature and MIDI for Beginning & Intermediate Guitarists.
Wikipedia entry on the guitar.
Guitarists
Figueiredo, Diego. Diego Figueiredo
Segovia, Andrés. Andres Segovia
HARP
The American Harp Society and Journal
Harp Mall
A harpist’s web portal.
Harp Spectrum
General information about the harp.
Harp Spectrum
General information about the harp.
Clarsach
The Gaelic harp of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.
Asni: harp lore
Descriptions of several types of historical European harps, with sound samples.
International Harp Contest in Israel
International Harp Contest and Festival, The Netherlands.
Schools or universities with harp programs.
Famous harpists
Giulianelli, Consuelo. Consuelo Giulianelli
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre. Marie-Pierre Langlamet
HARPSICHORD, SPINET, CLAVICHORD
The British Harpsichord Society
Extensive information related to the harpsichord.
Harpsichord and Clavichord Web Ring
Harpsichordists
Great Harpsichordists in History
Harpsichordists recorded on Naxos Records.
Wikipedia entries on harpsichordists.
Medieval Music and Arts Foundation
Medieval and Renaissance music web resources.
Sounds of Harpsichords and related instruments.
Descriptions, images and harpsichord web links.
Wikipedia entry on the harpsichord.
Well-known harpsichordists
Sebestyen, Janos. Hungarian harpsichordist.
LUTE
The Lute Page. Lutes old and new.
MANDOLIN
PIANO
See: Piano
VIOLA
The Viola da Gamba Society of America
The Viola Website
Home for violists on the web.
Viola-in-Music
Everything you wanted to know about the viola but were afraid to ask.
Violists (Viola players), a list of notable violists.
Wikipedia
Well-known viola players
Maxim Vengerov. Wikipedia entry.
Ion Voicu International Foundation
Official web site for Roumanian violist Ion Voicu.
Lionel Tertis. Wikipedia entry.
Victoria Chiang
Discography, mp3 samples, reviews, articles, by violist, concert/recording artist, and educator.
VIOLA DA GAMBA
Viola da Gamba Society of America
Savall, Jordi. A Jordi Savall Discography
Alta Vox.com
Jordi Savall’s official website.
VIOLINISTS, VIOLIN RESOURCES
Violinists; a list of famous violinists.
Violin Competitions
World Federation of International Music Competitions
Search by place and discipline.
Violin competitions. Violin Masterclass
Hannover International Violin Competition
Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition
Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition
Cremona
Museo del Violino, Cremona, Italy
Paganini, Niccolò
Wikipedia
Pinchas Zukerman Violin Lessons Video Archive
Maestro Pinchas Zukerman offers you the opportunity to learn by observing, searching, and studying this growing archive of violin and viola lessons. Each video is an individual lesson or masterclass with Maestro Zukerman and Patinka Kopec. The accompanist is Tatiana Goncharova.
https://www.jenreviews.com/violin/
How to Choose a Violin: 10 Factors to Consider According to Science
Violin acoustics. University of New South Wales
The Violin Site. Resources for violinists.
Jen Reviews
Practice techniques, free violin sheet music, violin recordings, violin library. Choosing the right violin can seem like a daunting journey, but there are many factors that can be taken into account to help you decide which is the best choice for you.
Violinist
A directory of musicians, discussion board, web pages.
Violin Student
A web site for violin students. The purpose of the site is to promote the violin by providing interesting information on a daily basis. The target audience is children between the ages of 7 and 17, but there is material that is of interest to most musicians.
Wikipedia entry on the violin.