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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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How should you play the sharp on the violin?
I myself am a violinist. So, to do sharps you would have to bring your finger closer to you when playing the note. For example, when doing the note E on the D string or first finger on the D string you bring your finger that is on the note slightly closer to you, thus you will play the note a bit higher. You would be accomplishing the task of playing a sharp.
How much does the average violin cost?
Well, some are not cheap. The cheapest is around 100 dollars. That's usually just a child's first violin. It's quality isn't ever really that great and you can probably find someone selling it in the classifieds or a garage sale. One that costs 700 dollars has a tonal quality that is much greater than a cheaper violin. Of course, professionals tend to buy instruments that are up to $15,000.00 and sometimes more.
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Violins can range greatly in price. For a starter instrument you can often find them for as low as $100 (£60). Another option for beginners is to hire an instrument which negates the initial layout for something you are not sure if you will keep up.
More advanced students will then need a more expensive violin and these can be found for about $300-500 (£200-300). This will normally last a couple of years. With my own students moving up beyond this point I recommend the minimum spent is $1600 (£1000).
It is now often the case that to enter a conservatoire program to study as a violinist, you are expected to have an instrument in the $24,000-$32,000 (£15000 - 20000) range.
The most expensive violin on record?
The Lady Tennant Stradivarius violin was sold by Christie's New York in April 2005 for $2.03 million US dollars. The Stradivari Society, a private Chicago-based organization that purchases rare violins and loans them to promising young musicians, values some "golden era" (post-1700) Stradivari violins at $6 million each.
What type of a sound does a violin make?
It sounds like an instrument. It plays notes. It's a violin. Go look at violin solos.
Which country plays the violin?
Violins are made everywhere nowadays. Lower quality ones are made in factories while high quality violins are usually made by hand.
Is There a song entitled When A Gypsy Makes A Violin Cry?
Do you mean "When a Gypsy Makes His Violin Cry"?
Here are some links to it:
http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/google.fcgi/itemKey=1923112276
http://www.djangobooks.com/archives/2005/02/02/dave_apollon_when_a_gypsy_makes_his_violin_cry.html
What string is f on the violin?
The letters that you can play are D, E (flat), E, F (natural), F#, G.
D = Open String
E (flat) = First Finger At The End Of The Finger Board
E = 1 Finger On String (if you have tapes put your finger on the very first tape)
F (nat) = You Second Finger Next To E Not E Flat
What is the full name of the violin?
The full name is violin, or it could be called a fiddle.
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"
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What is a good quality beginners violin?
There are many good starter violins, but without doubt the most popular and deservedly so are Stentor Violins. These come in a range of sizes to suit every beginner, are affordable, surprisingly high quality and can withstand the rigors of the starter violinist!
What is the best way to amplify a violin?
the part that amplifies the sound is the body of it. the sound waves vibrate the ody which gives off a loud sound. the laurge sound comes out of the curly holes / slits at the front of the violin.
How do they make violin strings?
They make violins out of wood. First, they must shape it as a violin with a cutter. A machine cuts it in a certain shape like a snake. Then, they make the bridge, pegs, strings, and get some horse hair for the bow. They put all the things together to make a violin and a bow.
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The Viola has 4 Strings
C G D and A (A Being at 440)
well to entertain people, or in the old times, for classy parties. Then again for the enjoyment of being able to play an instrument therefor you get a job as a teacher, or just to play at parties or whatever so you can get payed.
What was the ancester of the violin?
String instrument specialists think the first violin was made sometime in the early 16th century - maybe sometime between about 1500 and 1520 or so - but no-one knows for sure because it was probably made as an improvement to an earlier instrument.
The first "famous" violins - such as those made by Andrea Amati - were made around the year 1560.
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The violin emerged in northern Italy in the early 16th century. Most likely the first makers of violins borrowed from three types of current instruments: the rebec, in use since the 10th century (itself derived from the Arabic rebab), the Renaissance fiddle, and the lira da braccio. One of the earliest explicit descriptions of the instrument, including its tuning, was in the Epitome musical by Jambe de Fer, published in Lyon in 1556. By this time the violin had already begun to spread throughout Europe. The oldest documented violin to have four strings, like the modern violin, was constructed in 1555 by Andrea Amati. Other violins, documented significantly earlier, only had three strings. The violin immediately became very popular, both among street musicians and the nobility, illustrated by the fact that the French king Charles IX ordered Amati to construct 24 violins for him in 1560. The oldest surviving violin, dated inside, is from this set, and is known as the "Charles IX," made in Cremona c. 1560. "The Messiah" or "Le Messie" (also known as the "Salabue") made by Antonio Stradivari in 1716 remains pristine, never having been used. It is now located in the Ashmolean Museum of Oxford.
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What are the most famous pieces written for the violin?
For purposes of this answer, classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1550 and 1900, also known as the common practice period.
Here are the top ten most famous classical music pieces, according to KickassClassical.com:
Beethoven, "5th Symphony"
Tchaikovsky "1812 Overture"
Mozart "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
Bach "Toccata And Fugue"
Rossini "William Tell Overture"
Pachelbel "Canon In D"
Strauss "Blue Danube Waltz"
Orff "O Fortuna" from "Carmina Burana"
Strauss "Also Sprach Zarathustra"
Offenbach "Infernal Galop"
What is the violin string bow made of?
Basically a bow is a long stick. At each end, there is a piece of wood or other material which goes out a short distance from the stick at right angles to it. It holds strings or other material or at least that is what it looks like. They all have technical names.
Beginners bows may use nylon or some other material. A professional uses Siberian horse hair. A professional frequently takes a substance in his hand and runs it up and down on his bow. That is rosin. It keeps his instrument from making a screeching sound. You will hear beginners screech as they play. Professionals do not make that sound.
The violin, the smallest of the string instruments, has the longest bow.
How do you make sound louder without a microphone and an amplification system?
We can make sound louder by successive reflection between divergent planes (conical). For example, roll paper into a megaphone or cone shape. Or, cup your hands around your mouth.
Additionally, some structures create louder echos. For example, sometimes buildings within a city "bounce" vocalizations, similar to the echo produced in a mountain range or The Grand Canyon.
The lady who played the violin during Rod Stewart's "One Night Only" concert at the Royal Albert Hall was a talented musician named Jules Benedict. She is a well-known violinist and has played with many famous musicians, including Paul McCartney and Elton John.
During the concert, Jules Benedict performed a beautiful violin solo during Rod Stewart's rendition of "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" The audience was captivated by her skillful playing and the emotional depth she brought to the song.
Is a violin reading in side Antonius Stradiuarius made in Germany valuable?
Maybe...Firstly, stradiuarius is a spelling mistake (just like in my violin). Does it say copy of first? If it does, well its not a real strad obviously. During the 19th century many of the copies were mass produced in Germany, Japan and even places such as America, but it was only in 1954, that America requested that copy must be added if it was a copy. Chances are, yours is a copy, made before 1954. It may be machine mass produced or more or less likely hand made. I would recommend that you get it valued if you can't tell yourself if its a good or bad violin. Some are shabby, but some are worth alot. My violin is exactly the same thing inside but I think its pretty good. In 1914 the Federal Government required all imports to be marked "made in" and the country of origin. So this piece was clearly made after 1914 and thus could not be a real one. (Absence of this mark does not mean an item is older than 1914 since it may have been on the box or a paper label on the item that is now missing.)
How much money is a ''D'' string cost?
A D string does not cost a lot of money it costs about $15.00 to $20.00. When you go to the music store make sure to bring the violin so the professional can put the string on. Usually they will tune your instrument after they put the string on. Be careful my last visit to the music store they tuned my violin wrong so then I had to tune it myself.
