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Construction. Making and. maintenance. Luthiers. Family. v. t. e. The violin, colloquially known as a fiddle, [a] is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in regular use in the violin family.
- Violin Acoustics
Violin acoustics is an area of study within musical...
- Making and Maintenance
The outer contour of a new violin, one of the more important...
- Violin Family
The violin family of musical instruments was developed in...
- Bow (Music)
A cello bow. In music, a bow (/ b oʊ /) is a tensioned stick...
- History of the violin
Violins are likely to have been developed from a number of...
- Violin Acoustics
The violin is the smallest and highest pitched string instrument typically used in western music. A person who plays the violin is called a violinist. A person who makes or repairs violins is called a luthier. The violin is important in European and Arabian music. No other instrument has played such an important part in Europe.
May 5, 2024 · Learn about the violin, a bowed stringed instrument that evolved from earlier medieval and Renaissance instruments. Explore its structure, tone, history, and role in classical and folk music.
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The violin, colloquially known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the pochette, but these are virtually unused.
The violin has been around for about 500 years, though the history of bowed instruments goes back much further. One direct ancestor of the violin is the rebab, an Arabic instrument used in...
Jan 22, 2019 · Learn how the violin evolved from ancient stringed instruments and became a popular and versatile musical instrument in the 16th and 17th centuries. Discover the role of Italian luthiers such as Andrea Amati and Antonio Stradivari in shaping the modern violin.
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