The sound that shouldn’t be


	The sound that shouldn’t be

MyNameIsLuka

7-22-2008 11:52 AM

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MyNameIsLuka says:

Mari Kimura is a New York composer and virtuoso violinist whose music includes hauting low notes on the violin called “subharmonics.” …Problem is, these sounds aren’t supposed to be possible.

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7-22-2008 7:36 PM

meancookie89

how does that happen then!

7-23-2008 10:32 AM

tabsey

Physics and the violin. Mari should have made that her masters. Great clip.

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