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Violin
The violin is the smallest member of the strings family. It is the most commonly played string instrument and features largely in orchestras. This category contains questions about the violin.
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What do you put on your violin bow?
Rosin is a commonly used material for bows. It is a powdery substance that reduces friction to prevent too much damage to the bow during normal use, but still provides enough friction to produce a sound from the strings.
The size of a Violin is measured by the size of the body only. A 4/4 ("Full Size") Violin tends to have a body size of around 14 inches. As violin sizes are non-standardized, this size will vary depending on who made the violin, when it was made and where.
Is the violin the most difficult instrument to play?
There are two opinions on this.
Opinion 1:
Most would say the flute is more difficult. Flute requires a lot more than just embouchure. I played violin for one year and stopped because it was too boring and easy. I've been playing flute and piccolo for 7 years so I know what I'm talking about. And again, IN MY OPINION, it's more difficult to master.
Opinion 2:
Personally, I found the flute extremely easy to pick up, compared to the violin. The violin would be seen as harder because the accurate position of the notes needs to be determined by ear. Essentially, the notes are all there on the flute - one really only has to master the embouchure.
Why does the violin have the highest pitch?
I assume you mean, highest of the string family. It is the smallest of the 4 orchestral stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), and is therefore able to produce the highest-pitched sounds. The shorter the string which is made to vibrate, the higher its sound.
How do you repair scratches on a violin?
This depends on the quality of the violin. It is best left to the professional restorer as the varnish is difficult to match and may be either spirit or oil based.
Did Antonio Stradivari play the violin?
Im not sure but i know that he biult like 1000 violins but only 600 exist right now and they sound like no violin today.
the violin is the highest string orchestral instrument.
What is the most expensive violin?
Although the Stradivarius is noted as perhaps the most renowned, the most expensive auction-priced violin is the Guarneri Del Gesu in the possession of master violinist Pinchas Zukerman. Owner Maxim Viktorov bought this instrument at a staggering 3.9 million US dollars and decided to lend it to Zukerman to give the violin its full potential.
How did the violin get its name?
The word "violin" comes to us through the Romance languages from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning "stringed instrument"; this word may also be the source of the Germanic "fiddle".
Why are violin bows made of horse hair?
Bow rehairers can choose from Siberian, Mongolian, Manchurian, Polish, and more recently, Argentinian horsehair.
The hair comes from the horses tails... sadly, it is often a by product of the meat trade.
What is related to the violin?
It is a stringed instrument which has been around for centuries. One end is held in the hand, the other end is tucked under the chin. The strings are vibrated to produce sound via a "bow" rather than plucking. A well known maker was Stradivarius.
What is the sick for violin called?
The bow. The hair (the part that touches the string) on the bow is made of horse hair. Be careful not to touch it or you will stain it.
Why is the violin shaped the way it is?
The waist as you called it, or the C-bouts are for the bow of the violin. While bringing the bow across the strings, yo must maneuver it. When playing the E string on the violin, the bow is almost vertical, The C-bouts help to prevent it from touching the side of the violin.
When was the violin first used?
The Violin is an ancestor of the Viol family, which was made in Italy in the mid to late 1400's. The violin is most likely the ancestor of the treble Viola da Gamba, which was played upright on the left thigh, rather than under the chin.
The modern violin is most closely related to the Baroque violin which was probably adapted from the treble Viola da Gamba in the early baroque period, or roughly around 1550.
It is not known who originally invented the instrument, but Andrea Amati is the earliest known maker of vViolins and other stringed instruments which still survive today. His earliest surviving violin was made in 1560.
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A lute can certainly be considered as the predecessor of the guitar. It has many of the same features of the guitar such as tuning pegs, strings, a sound hole etc...
Who is the famous violin player in the world?
The names that come up over and over again are those of Nicolo Paganini, Jascha Heifetz, Leonid Kogan, Ivry Gitlis, David Oistrakh, Nathan Milstein, Henryk Szeryng, Hilary Hahn, Leila Josefowicz, Michael Rabin, and Wolfgang Mozart
What is the first section of violin in an orchestra?
The first violinist is called the Concertmaster or leader.
Why does the number of violins in an orchestra vary?
Because unlike winds and brass in which there is a set number of parts, i.e. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trumpet, the 1st and 2nd violin parts only very generally convey the composer's means, and most composers will say a large or small string section depending on what they have in mind, but composers rarely have a set number of string parts in their head, as opposed to winds or brass because violins don't carry as well in the context of the orchestra.
Background (kinda): There can be anywhere from 1 to like 100 violin players in an orchestra. There are usually 2 parts (1st and 2nd violin) and they split it half 1st half 2nd. Sometimes there are like 5 different violin parts.
Actual answer: The reason they vary is generally because of how many people are in the orchestra and they just split it. Also it is because of how loud the conductor wants the violins to be
What is the value of a scherl and roth violin model 302 1965 with bow and case?
$987,150.00 us dollars is about average price
When did Telemann compose the four violin concerto in g major?
This piece was composed and first performed c. 1715 in Frankfurt for the weekly Frauenstein concerts.
How many positions are on a violin or viola?
There are about 17 on the viola, and probably the same amount on the violin. It all depends on where you place your first finger that determines the name of the position.
What does a bow do to play the violin?
to indicate that the following music is to be played with the bow, you would write 'arco' at the place where the person is to start bowing. an up-bow (starting at the pointed end) is indicated by a v, whereas a down-bow (starting at the heel) is indicated by what looks like the outline of the heel of the bow, drawn simply with 3 lines.
What movie plays one of the 300 violin orchestra songs?
Chasing the Dream- Jamieson ft. Joell Ortiz
Instrumental
How many movements in the tschaikowsky violin concerto?
Shostakovich wrote two piano sonatas. Piano sonata №1 (opus 12) is in one movement. Piano sonata №2 (opus 61) has three movements:
I. Allegretto
II. Largo
III. Moderato
Shostakovich's cello sonata in D-minor (opus 40) includes four movements:
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro.
