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What is the Cat and the Fiddle about?
There seems to be a lot of debate, and the experts can't decide, but suggest it's probably just nonsense for kids. See the Related Links below for information about this rhy…me. (MORE)
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What is a fiddle?
I have seen, on this site, several answers which make the violin and the fiddle identical instruments. In fact, my teacher, Boris Schwarz, used to call his instrument a fiddle… (though he played classical violin). There is a difference, however, between the two. On the violin, the bridge has a typical curve that raises the strings and separates them from one another. Bariolage (moving from string to string and back again rapidly) is possisble because of the nature of this bridge. However, on a fiddle the artist might NOT want this traditional curve to the bridge and ask the maker to REDUCE the curve of the bridge to make bowing and double stopes easier. (MORE)
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What is fiddling?
The saying is that, " Fiddles dance while violins sing". The only real difference in fiddling and playing the violin is the type of music that is played. Some people would add… "technique", but both require an ability to get around the instrument well. There are players of all abilites that play both styles. Usually we think of fiddling as playing traditional or folk style music.. (MORE)
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When did Nero fiddle?
It's an expression to show that Nero was a terrible, selfish emperor of Rome. The expression is "When Rome was burning, Nero fiddled." Rome had a huge fire and burned do…wn while Nero was the leader and he did nothing to help the cause and was very interested in the arts and played the violin so they came up with that statement to show how much he didn't care about the people. (MORE)
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When was the fiddle popular?
Throughout the 10th to 12th century Europe __ It's still popular. The fiddle, or violin, is used in many styles of music today. Celtic music relies quite heavily on the fi…ddle. However, it was never popular in the 10th to 12th centuries because it wasn't developed until the 16th century. (MORE)
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Is fiddled a word?
it is used for slang... for example " I fiddled your sister in the pool the other day"
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What is a fiddle spider?
A fiddle spider(also called the violin spider or the brown recluse) is a medium-sized venomous spider of North America. It is easily recognized by the violin shape on it…s abdomen. (MORE)
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Can you fiddle on the viola?
Absolutely! Fiddling is a technique that can be performed on any bowed string instrument. Although it is generally associted with the violin, there are many fiddle tunes for t…he viola. Mel Bay's Fiddling for Viola is a very large collection of fiddle music for the viola. (MORE)
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What is a fiddle made out of?
wood for the main body and bridge - they used cat gut for many years for the strings but now they use synthetic gut.
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Why is fiddle used in as fit as a fiddle?
Fit as a Fiddle - in good health; in fine shape origin: This expression dates from at least the 1600s. A fiddle that is fit is well-tuned and in good shape and can play terri…fic http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_idiom_'fit_as_a_fiddle'#. So , it was combined wth the word 'fit' to become an alliteration. (MORE)