Violin
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The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello. The violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, regardless of the type of music played on it. The word violin comes from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning stringed instrument; this word is also believed to be the source of the Germanic "fiddle". The violin, while it has ancient origins, acquired most of its modern characteristics in 16th-century Italy, with some further modifications occurring in the 18th and 19th centuries. Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the Gasparo da Salò, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati families from the 16th to the 18th century in Brescia and Cremona and by Jacob Stainer in Austria. Great numbers of instruments have come from the hands of "lesser" makers, as well as still greater numbers of mass-produced commercial "trade violins" coming from cottage industries in places such as Saxony, Bohemia, and Mirecourt. Many of these trade instruments were formerly sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and other mass merchandisers. A person who makes or repairs violins is called a luthier, or simply a violin maker. The parts of a violin are usually made from different types of wood (although electric violins may not be made of wood at all, since their sound may not be dependent on specific acoustic characteristics of the instrument's construction), and it is usually strung with gut, nylon or other synthetic, or steel strings. Someone who plays the violin is called a violinist or a fiddler. The violinist produces sound by drawing a bow across one or more strings (which may be stopped by the fingers of the other hand to produce a full range of pitches), by plucking the strings (with either hand), or by a variety of other techniques. The violin is played by musicians in a wide variety of musical genres, including Baroque music, classical, jazz, folk music, and rock and roll. The violin has come to be played in many non-western music cultures all over the world. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Nounviolin c. (singular definite violinen, plural indefinite violiner) Inflection Inflection of violin common gender Singular Plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative, dative and accusative violin violinen violiner violinerne genitive violins violinens violiners violinernesFrom Wiktionary under the
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GNU Free Documentation License ) asinari.it 384px x 637px | 59.40kB [source page] Violin bowed stringed instrument the highest pitched member of the violin family Other members of the violin family are the Viola Cello and From Google Image Search: "violin" vids.myspace. com Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT Paul Dateh on violin with inka one on tables.. vids.myspace.co m.  youtube.com Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:00:29 PST Jascha Heifetz plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato. youtube.com. From Google Video Search: "violin" What violin solo do you recomend for an audition for High School? Q. I am about to audition for my High School Orchestra and I need a violin solo and I really want to impress the guy I am playing for but I don't know what I should play. What do you suggest? Asked by ~a ~ - Sun Jan 13 13:59:00 2008 - - 2 Answers - Comments A. There is a list of student concertos here: You might want to stay away from the Mozart A and D, since those are the last two Suzuki books. Nardini E minor or the Seitz G Minor are good choices. The Seitz G minor is not in the Suzuki books, but in book two of the Barber Barber: Last work in the book: Concerto no. 3 in G Minor, Op. 12 (1st movement) This is a pretty impressive piece; Perlman recorded it, I believe. Answered by techfiddle - Sun Jan 13 14:16:54 2008 How do I play Violin with a metronome ? Is playing the violin with the metronome a wise idea ?
Q. I have read it online that we must play violin with metronome but I have no idea how it is done ? Do you play one stroke when the metronome beats once or twice ? Asked by tw - Thu Jul 1 15:11:33 2010 - - 5 Answers - Comments A. Yes as the others have said, you play so that your notes are in time with the metronome beats. Try to play so that your notes and the metronome sound as one, e.g. you can try pizzicato so you can hear the start of the beat clearly. Then see if you can play so close to the beat that the two sounds merge. That's one excercise you can do anyway. It's great for honing your sense of time and short time intervals and how closely you are in time with other musicians. You can also try playing just before the beat - then get as close as you can to the beat while still staying before it - and ditto playing just after - then finally play exactly on the beat as exactly as you can. This all helps you to be more flexible. In fact, it may be… [cont.] Answered by Robert - Thu Jul 1 21:19:43 2010 From Yahoo Answer Search: "violin" |
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