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Violin

The violin, sometimes referred to 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. Most violins have a hollow wooden body, and commonly have…

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Developed
Early 16th century
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
321.322-71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow)
Other names
Fiddle

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Etymology

History

Construction and mechanics

Tuning

Bows

Playing

Musical styles

Electric violins

Violin authentication

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related to Further reading · 30
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related to history · 23
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related to Jazz · 20
Violin → Adam Taubitz, Cuban, Darol Anger, Eddie Lang, Eddie South, Jean-Luc Ponty, Joe Venuti, John Blake, Johnny Frigo, Leroy Jenkins, Mark O'Connor, Regina Carter, Since, Stuff Smith, Stéphane Grappelli, The, The Swiss-Cuban, Violins, While, Yilian Cañizares
related to Folk music and fiddling · 19
Violin → American, Americas, Apache, Asia, English, Ethnomusicologists, Europe, Fiddle, Fiddlers, Following, GDAE, In, Italy, Like, Many, Renaissance, Some, When, Worldwide
related to Electric violins · 17
Violin → An, Benjamin Miessner, Electric, For, Fredray Kislingbury, George Beauchamp, George Eisenberg, Hugo Benioff, Jean-Luc Ponty, Oskar Vierling, PA, Since, Some, The, These, To, Victor Pfeil
related to Etymology · 17
Violin → As, Dutch, English, Fiddle, German Fiedel, Italian, Latin, Medieval Latin, Middle Dutch, Old English, Old High German, Old Norse, Old Provençal, Roman, The, Viola, Vitula
related to Indian classical music · 17
Violin → A3, A4, D4, D5, E4, E5, G3, G4, II, III, In Indian, Indian, IV, The, The Indian, This, Western
related to Left hand and pitch production · 13
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related to Popular music · 13
Violin → Electric Light Orchestra, Following, Gentle Giant, However, Kansas, King Crimson, Popular Motown, The, The Corrs, They, This, Up, With
related to Tuning · 13
Violin → After, All, Baroque, Fine, Hz, Most, Since, The, They, To, Turning, Violins, When

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string strings music used instrument violins bow sound note instruments first pitch often open position finger playing also notes vibrato

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ViolinDevelopedEarly 16th century1.00infobox
ViolinHornbostel–Sachs classification321.322-71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow)1.00infobox
ViolinOther namesFiddle1.00infobox
Saxonyinstance ofcoming from cottage industries in places0.80text
Bohemiainstance ofcoming from cottage industries in places0.80text
and Mirecourtinstance ofcoming from cottage industries in places0.80text
perloninstance ofor various synthetic materials0.80text
wound with various metalsinstance ofor various synthetic materials0.80text
and sometimes plated with silverinstance ofor various synthetic materials0.80text
a piano or accordioninstance ofWhen accompanying or playing with a fixed-pitch instrument0.80text
the violin tunes to the corresponding note on that instrument rather than to any other tuning referenceinstance ofWhen accompanying or playing with a fixed-pitch instrument0.80text
in the case of Itzhak Perlmaninstance ofunless prevented by a physical disability0.80text

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