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Strange musical sounds draw scientific scrutiny July 14, 2006 By Maja Sojtaric, University of Tromsø and World Science staff An acclaimed Japanese violinist conjures sounds from her instrument that shouldn’t be possible, and scientists are investigating the puzzle. Mari Kimura, a New York-based solo violinist who lectures at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, is one of a handful of people who can produce controlled violin tones known as “subharmonics.� This means she plays sounds that are of lower pitch than is normally possible for a violin, or written into musical scores for the instrument. The tones she plays are more typical of the lower-pitched cello |
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