Sentences with phrase «because of the violin»

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It appeared that his relationship with Holzwarth — dubbed «the violin girl of Silicon Valley» because of her popular performances at tech events — took a lot of dedication.

It is easier to play than a real violin because the musician does not have to moderate the downward pressure of the bow onto the string, one of the trickiest elements of playing a violin.

The standard veneer is V8 - specific Dark Fiddleback Eucalyptus, so named because the same wood is often used for the backs of violins.

Because the musicians played with enthusiasm and were young, the small crowd that had gathered was pleased with them, and not a few of them stepped forward to drop coins into the violin case that lay open in front of the trio.

He began to rule over his neighborhood like a benevolent emperor, although in spite of his charming smile and his skill at playing his 1745 Guadagnini violin he exuded a heavy, cheap odor, the unmistakable smell of crass, despotic danger, the kind of scent that warned us, look out for this guy, because he could order your execution at any moment, if you're wearing a displeasing shirt, for example, or if he wants...

At the end of the day, my feet were sore, my finger calluses tingled, and the violin case was awkward because the resin - box at the end was weighed down by several pounds of coins.

Many ecologists think that the point of performance is the exhibition of skill and exertion, rather like imagining that we like a violin concerto because the violinist has to sweat to play it fast enough.»

Music sounds muffled because of the bass - heavy tuning so instruments like flute and violin are obscured and lack sparkle.