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Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona (Italian: Saperi e saper fare liutario della tradizione cremonese) was declared a intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2012, during the 7th session of the Intergovernmental Committee in Paris…
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Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona (Italian: Saperi e saper fare liutario della tradizione cremonese) was declared a intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2012, during the 7th session of the Intergovernmental Committee in…
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
Italy
Written in its own script on record as Liuteria tradizionale cremonese.
03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
2 cited sources
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Chapter Takeaways
TechniqueTechniques developed by luthiers in Cremona for making stringed instruments hold unique importance in the world of music.
ProtectionThe ancient tradition of Cremona's violin making is protected by two supervisory bodies: the Stradivari Violin Makers Consortium and the Violin Making Italian Association, which represents more than 140 craftsmen.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona in plain words?
Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona (Italian: Saperi e saper fare liutario della tradizione cremonese) was declared a intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2012, during the 7th session of the Intergovernmental Committee in… In local script on record, it is written Liuteria tradizionale cremonese.
Where is Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona in Italy.
What is the current condition of Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
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Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona (Italian: Saperi e saper fare liutario della tradizione cremonese) was declared a intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2012, during the 7th session of the Intergovernmental Committee in Paris. The Cremona's traditional violin making is an ancient form of handicraft typical of Cremona, where bowed string instruments like violins, violas, cellos and double basses have been made since the 16th century. 1
Technique
Techniques developed by luthiers in Cremona for making stringed instruments hold unique importance in the world of music. Cremonese luthiers standardized the violin family of instruments, and Cremonese violinmaking techniques are still considered by many to be the best in the world.
Each instrument is handmade and assembled with more than seventy different molded pieces of wood. Every part of a new violin requires a particular technique, continuously adapted according to the different acoustic response of each piece of wood: for this reason, it is impossible to get two violins exactly identical. Every part of the violin should be made with a particular kind of wood, carefully selected and naturally seasoned. The care required for each process, as well as the unique qualities of each piece of wood make industrialization impossible. 1
A traditional Cremonese luthier used no industrial or semi-industrial parts, and the violin is carefully varnished by hand, never sprayed. 1
Protection
The ancient tradition of Cremona's violin making is protected by two supervisory bodies: the Stradivari Violin Makers Consortium and the Violin Making Italian Association, which represents more than 140 craftsmen. In addition, the Cremona International Violin Making School was founded in Cremona on 12 September 1938.
After the UNESCO recognition, it was opened in 2013 the new Violin Museum at the Palazzo dell'Arte in Cremona, full renovated and with a new auditorium to listen music played with old and new instruments made in Cremona. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona is intangible cultural heritage, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 2 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 2
