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Encyclopedia: Violin

The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello.

A violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, no matter what kind of music is played on it. The word "violin" comes to us through the Romance languages from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning "stringed instrument";^[1] this word may also be the source of the Germanic "fiddle".

Translations

How to say "Violin" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	小提琴
	(Japanese)	ヴァイオリン
	(German)	Violine
	(Spanish)	Violín
	(French)	Violon
	(Italian)	Violino

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Aeolian Quartet

The Aeolian Quartet are a well known string quartet. Its members are: Emanuel Hurwitz, violin; Raymond Keenlyside, violin; Margaret Major, viola; Derek Simpson, cello...

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Gabrieli Quartet

The Gabrieli Quartet is a well known string quartet. Its members are: Kenneth Sillitoe, (first violin) Brendan O'Reilly, (second violin) Ian Jewel (viola) Keith Harvey (cello...

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Jv-Jz

List of people by name | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jv-Jz Jylhä, Konsta, Finnish violin musician...

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Alban Berg Quartet

The Alban Berg Quartet is an Austrian string quartet that was founded in 1970. Its members are Günter Pichler (violin) Gerhard Schulz (violin) (previously Klaus Maetzl) Thomas Kakushka (viola) (previously Hatto Beyerle) Valentin Erben (cello...

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Alberni Quartet

The Alberni Quartet is a well-known string quartet, whose members have included: Howard Davis, first violin Peter Pople, second violin Roger Best, Berian Evans viola David Smith, Gregory Baron, cello...

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Takács Quartet

The Takács Quartet is a world famous string quartet, founded in 1975, and based in Boulder, Colorado, whose members are: Edward Dusinberre, first violin Károly Schranz, second violin Roger Tapping, viola András Fejér, cello...

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C-37

C-37 refers to a sound theory used by violin makers. May also refer to the C-37 Gulfstream V aircraft...

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Otakar Sevcik

Otakar Sevcik (1852 - 1934) was a Czech violinist. Sevcik was known as a soloist and an ensemble player (including his playing with Eugene Ysaye). He was famous as a violin teacher in Salzburg, Vienna, Prague, Kharkov,Kiev, London, Boston, Chicago, New York. His violin studies and violin methods...

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Mat Maneri

Mat Maneri (born 1969) is an American jazz violin and viola player. He has recorded with his father Joe Maneri, and others, including Matthew Shipp and Joe Morris...

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Belcea Quartet

The Belcea Quartet is a string quartet in-residence at Wigmore Hall in London. Belcea formed in 1994. They studied with the Alban Berg Quartet and their debut recording won Gramophone Magazine's Debut Recording Prize. The members are: Corina Belcea, (violin) Laura Samuel, (violin) Krzsysztof...

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