Splash Biography
FRANCIS FEDORA, Yale first year studying physics and music.
|
Major: Undeclared College/Employer: Yale Year of Graduation: 2023 |
|
Brief Biographical Sketch:
Francis Fedora is a first year in Timothy Dwight College. He is a prospective physics major with an interest in acoustics. He is also an active musician on campus. He plays in a piano trio for the Performance of Chamber Music class and is a member of the Yale Symphony Orchestra, Low Strung, an all cello rock ensemble, and has also enjoyed playing with Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra and Opera Theater of Yale College. In his free time he enjoys dabbling in composition and attempting to play a viola da gamba. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)S4319: Scientific 'Instrument': History, Philosophy, and Principles of Musical Instrument Design in Splash Fall 2020 (Nov. 14, 2020)
The course will begin with a discussion of the centrality of music in early scientific thought via Pythagoras. The design progression of early instruments will be discussed in terms of the intersection of geometry and aesthetics that arose from a mathematical concept of the natural order. Following the progression of historical designs, we will discuss the standard design of the modern violin and the physical mechanics of bowed sound production. Demonstrations will be given to show how physical principles function as tools for artistic expression. The mechanics and sound of modern instruments will be compared with those of earlier baroque instruments to illustrate the feedback loops between composers, musicians, and craftsman that drove instrument design and innovation
X4252: Scientific 'Instrument': History, Philosophy, and Principles of Musical Instrument Design in Splash Spring 2020 (Apr. 11, 2020)
The course will begin with a discussion of the centrality of music in early scientific thought via Pythagoras. The design progression of early instruments will be discussed in terms of the intersection of geometry and aesthetics that arose from a mathematical concept of the natural order. Following the progression of historical designs, we will discuss the standard design of the modern violin and the physical mechanics of bowed sound production. Demonstrations will be given to show how physical principles function as tools for artistic expression. The mechanics and sound of modern instruments will be compared with those of earlier baroque instruments to illustrate the feedback loops between composers, musicians, and craftsman that drove instrument design and innovation.
|
|