Violin

You may have a violin made by a company named "Stradivarius", but it is probably nothing more than an old violin. Bring it to a few different reputable dealers for an appraisal (appraisal only-- don't let anyone tell you "it's not worth much-- leave it with me and I'll sell it on consignment). Maybe some nearby university professors can put you in touch with an appraiser.

Second Violins.

(There is a difference between First and Second violins, but they are still violins. First Violins typically take the high notes, and often the melody, while the second violins play the lower registers and echo the first violins. Sometimes Second Violins take the melody.)

When the bow is rubbed against the strings, microscopic hairs on the hair of the bow create immense friction with the string. This causes the string to vibrate rapidly. The vibrating string, in turn, causes the violin to vibrate.

The earliest stringed instruments were mostly plucked (e.g. the Greek lyre). Bowed instruments may have originated in the equestrian cultures of Central Asia, an example being the Mongolian instrument Morin huur:

Strange as it may seem, there are four (4) players. Almost always in this configuration:

* 2 Violins * 1 Viola * 1 Cello

there are two ways. One, play a low first finger on the D string. A low first finger is placed half the distance from the end of the fingerboard than a normal first finger.

Two, play a low fourth finger on the A string. A low fourth finger should be snugly next to your third finger on the fingerboard.

The bow of a stringed instrument can also be called an arch.

Ahah now this is something I kind of DO ACTUALLY KNOW! My dad did it a few weeks ago because we bought a house with wooden counter tops. They had eventually gone mouldy. My dad sanded them down and bought some waz, and just put the waz on a cloh and rubbed it on the counter tops. It stank for a while but it DID WORK!! Clever, eh. But seriously, the other side was so bad it was beyond repair, so if you are having them near a tap just don't bother. Seriously. Change it to granite. By the way, don't I have good knowledge (i'm only 13!) But don't make that a reason to not trust me, y'know! Sorry, I just wrote, on the previous one, waz. I meant wax. Should have checked my work really!

Antonio Stradivari's working life lasted about 75 years. During this time he created many instruments. Each was an original unto itself, whether made as part of a set, by direct commission, or during the daily work routine. These include violins, violas, violoncellos, pochettes, and even guitars. No instrument is exactly like another in every detail of craftsmanship but all bear the marked impress of a skilled, consistent, craftsman who worked on a specific design: the templates of which were fully drawn out on paper before the instrument was made, unless a decision was made to make more than one from a certain pattern which came before. Out of the original number of 410 wooden forms that were once inventoried as part of the tools and materials left in Stradivari's shop (after it closed), fewer than 20 remain and are now housed at the museum in Cremona. Because of this, and many other circumstances, only those who choose to undertake the detailed, painstaking, study of Stradivari's instruments (and not necessarily the so called professional experts) are able to readily identify the work of this master, and/or his sons, or others who may have received instruction from Stradivari. Every production bears the salient and characteristic style of his work, they are all quite beautiful (even if not so well preserved). And, the luminescent tints, hues and colors of the top varnish and surface preparation will stop the knowledgeable connoissuer dead in his tracks. The varnish is the first and last thing we see! And, there is nothing else like it under the sun, excepting the work of Stradivari's contermporary of the same period, Joseph Antonio Guarneri del Gesu.

These are the notes. And this - means it's a long note. There are no low C's or D's in this song

D B B- C A A- G A B C D D D- D B B- C A A- G B D D B- A A A A A B C- B B B B B C D-

D B B- C A A- G B D D G-

The key of Gmajor has 1 sharp which is F sharp.

The violin I am using now was $2,000 when I bought it five years ago and was bought to get me through high school. The cheapest violin I've ever bought was $100. It was my first violin so its tone was not good and it was very hard to tune. To get a good quality violin, it usually cost $1000-$5000. It just kind of depends on whether you're looking for a violin for a beginner, intermediate, or advanced person.

To find the violin notes for playing any piece of popular music, you have two options: * You can pick up any simple piano version of the music, and just play the notes on the treble stave. * You could try to play it by ear. It will not take long to work out the correct notes, and that way, you can decide which is the most comfortable key for you to play it in.

It's an early 20th Century COPY, made in Germany or the Czech Republic (part of Austria-Hungary at the time). They sell for around a couple hundred dollars, maybe less if it isn't in playing condition.

There is very little maintenance needed for a violin: IF it is in good condition when you purchase, and IF it is taken care of as to storage and everyday handlling. Strings do not have to be replaced that often if you use high quality.

how clumsy are you? i mean i dont remember dropping my violin, i polish it after i use it, expensive (you dont need to but its better) rosin regularly. methylated spirits or something ive heard are good for cleaning if its really dirty but dont use it often. if you leave rosin dust on the strings and body then it can be absorbed and reduce the sound quality. but really it depends on how much youre bothered about your violin. if its cheap, fairly temporary and used for lower grades then does it really matter but if it cost thousands id be very careful!

Most strings should be changed once every 6 months depending on how much you play. If you make sure you wipe off excess rosin from strings and body of violin you will not need to polish it/clean it. Also i find tipping a bit of UNCOOKED rice into the f holes then turning them round and tipping them out again gets a lot of the dust out from inside your violin. YOu'd be surprised how much is in there.

You can clean your violin as well.

To clean the body of the instrument, you can use a soft cloth and a cleaner like pledge.

To clean the strings and the fingerboard you can use rubbing alcohol but be very very careful not to get this on the body of your instrument as it can damage it. Q-tips are usually best for this.

if you wipe your violin with a soft cloth before you put it away everytime it will help cut down on the build up you experience as well.

If you take care of your violin, the cost wouldn't be that much, maybe around $50-$60 for new strings and rosin. If you damage your violin though, it can cost way more. Depending on where the damage is and how extensive it is, the cost to repair it can vary.

Its a luthier. they make and repair violins.

you have to extend your third finger forward a little, or your fourth finger back.

The clarinet was introduced to the orchestra in the Classical period, popularised by Mozart, who took a strong liking to the new instrument. There were, however, earlier versions (chalumeaux) which were not as popular or loud.

Of course this is a question up to great debate...I must say, because I really believe he stands out (especially because he started as a violist), LAWRENCE POWER is not only the leading violist, but an incredible musician. He's not just a "soloist," he's also a great chamber musician (Nash Ensemble and Leopold Trio). His genuine modesty is also a great trait. Runners up include other "natural" (non- pre-violin) violists like Tabea Zimmermann, Garth Knox, Paul Neubauer, and Hartmut Lindemann (who's quite inventive on his recordings). And other great soloist/chmaber musicians include Kim Kashkashian (also an incredible teacher), Yuri Bashmet, Nobuko Imai, Barbara Westphal, and Lars Anders Tomter, and Thomas Riebl. Historically great violists (great violist 1930-1980) include, of course, William Primrose and Lionel Tertis, as well as Walter Trampler, Emanuel Vardi, Bruno Giuranna (who's still vivacious and active as a performer and teacher!)---plus many more! Amazing quartet violists are not hard to come by, but a few that stick out: Martha Katz ( early Cleveland Quartet), Michael Tree (Guarneri Quartet), James Dunham (late Cleveland Quartet), Thomas Kakuska (Alban Berg Quartet), Gabor Ormai (early Takacs Quartet), Roger Tapping (middle Takacs), Peter Schidolf (Amadeus Quartet), Lawrence Dutton (Emerson Quartet) Richard Young (Vermeer Quartet), Masumi Per Rostad (Pacifica Quartet), Phillip Ying (Ying Quartet)...and sooo many more! Great young/rising soloists include Jennifer Stumm (a natural violist), Maxim Rysanov, Antoine Tamestit, David Aaron Carpenter, Richard "Yongjae" O'Neill, Dmitri Murrath, David Kim, Nils Monkemeyer, and numerous others---there's so much new talent out there. Notable orchestral principal violists: Robert Vernon (Cleveland Orchestra), Wolfram Christ (former-Berlin Philharmonic). Roberto Diaz (former Philadelphia Orchestra), Joseph DePasquale (former Boston Symphony/Philadelphia Orchestra), Cynthia Phelps (New York Philharmonic), Geraldine Walther (San Francisco--now Takacs Quartet) and many others. Other notable soloists/chamber musicians: Paul Coletti, Carol Rodland, Toby Appel, Ettore Causa, Hsin-Yun Huang, Misha Amory, Philip Dukes, Helen Callus, Tatjana Masurenko, Roger Chase, Gilad Karni, and, of course, numerous others. Not many of these great violists would have made it to where they are without the help of some of the finest teachers---of course, many of the violists above are also exceptional teachers, here are some more wonderful pedagogues of the last thirty years (also incredible violists!): Karen Tuttle, Heidi Castleman, Donald McInnes, Roland Vamos, Jeffrey Irvine, Lynne Ramsey, William Preucil, Sr, David Takeno, Jean Sulem, Karen Ritscher, David Holland, Lillian Fuchs, and many others. Of course!!!! many amazing violists have been left out...hopefully others will round-out the list. These are just the ones who came to my mind the soonest. Other great switch-hitters (violin --> viola) include Pinchas Zukerman, Jaime Laredo, Shlomo Mintz, and a few others.

Hi,

I just got the MV650 mendini violin and am very surprised and impressed. The tone is very nice, the strings play well and setting it up has not been much of an issue at all. My music-teacher friend says I really lucked out with this one, ordering over the Internet. The only real issue is that the case that came with it is not long enough to hold a full-length bow. But I do have another case that will work.

Hope this helps,

Dorothy Pecson

In no particular order, the top ten violin concertos are: * Violin Concerto in D Minor- Sibelius * Violin Concerto in D Major- Tchaikovsky * Violin Concerto in E Minor- Mendelssohn * Violin Concerto in D Major- Beethoven * Violin Concerto in A Minor- Glazunov * Violin Concerto in G Minor- Bruch * Violin Concerto in D Major- Brahms * Violin Concerto in G Minor- Prokofiev * Violin Concerto in A Minor- Bach * Violin Concerto in B Minor- Elgar This is definitely an "arguable" top 10 list, but they're all pretty famous concertos. Those are just the ones that came off the top of my head, so I'm sure I missed some other really good ones, but those are the only ones I can think of for now. The list was narrowed down a lot since it was just violin concertos, but these are definitely some of the best. Other notes: * Joshua Bell's CD of the Mendelssohn and the Bruch are fantastic. * Nigel Kennedy's perfomance of the Bach is great. * Schlomo Mintz plays excellent versions of the Mendelssohn and the Sibelius on Youtube. * Jascha Heifetz's CD compiled of the Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Glazunov is very good. He was a great violinist, but since he played so long ago, the recordings are not always that great.

Although made of wood, the violin is not a woodwind instrument as the sound it makes does not use wind. Woodwind instruments include: the piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, recorder, and bassoon.

The violin is a member of the String family, comprising violins, violas, cellos, double basses and harps.

The violin more specifically a bowed stringed instrument.

You can get handmade Chinese ones off eBay that sound better than old violins quadruple the price or any new European-made violin in the same price range :)

He or she is named the Concert Master.

Do you mean the conductor?