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Stradivarius is the Latinized last name of Antonio Stradivari, often regarded as history’s greatest violin maker.

Several centuries ago, it was common for violin makers to print their names in Latin on the paper labels they glued in their instruments. That’s what the great Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari did, and that’s why an instrument made by Stradivari is known as a Stradivarius.

Stradivarius is the Latinized last name of Antonio Stradivari, often regarded as history’s greatest violin maker.

Staccato notes are notes that are not sustained for their full rhythmic value: they come to a short stop, which separates them from notes that follow.

In string playing, to play notes staccato means to play them with a bouncing bow.

Though the songs of the song cycle are all individual entities, they’re designed to be heard together.

Though the songs of the song cycle are all individual entities, they’re designed to be heard together.

Staccato is the Italian word for “separated,” or “detached.” Staccato notes are notes that are not sustained for their full rhythmic value: they come to a short stop, which separates them from notes that follow.

Though the songs of the song cycle are all individual entities, they’re designed to be heard together.

For centuries, composers of classical music have been borrowing and adapting ideas and styles from popular music.