{"id":585,"date":"2019-11-22T11:08:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.popularbeethoven.com\/?p=585"},"modified":"2022-09-14T18:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T16:44:41","slug":"essential-facts-about-the-violin-in-12-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.popularbeethoven.com\/essential-facts-about-the-violin-in-12-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential facts about the violin in 12 points"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was wondering the other day how I could describe the violin to someone in 1 minute. Here are the points I came up with!<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The name violin<\/strong> comes from the latin vitula<\/em>, which means stringed instrument<\/em>.<\/p>\n

2. The current form<\/strong> of the violin emerged in the medieval times. This early version we call the fiddle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

3. Although the violin has evolved over the centuries it is interesting to see that its original or predecessor versions are still active<\/strong> in music making<\/strong>, even today! Such predecessors are the lira<\/em><\/a>, which is still a regular instrument on the Balkans, and the Arab rebab<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

4. The violin we know today is coming from Italy<\/strong>, just as the piano. These first violin makers were Andrea Amati<\/a> and Gasparo di Bertolotti<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. A typical violin has approximately 70 parts<\/strong>. Originally the strings were made from sheep guts. The bows were made from horsehair.<\/p>\n

6. As modern auditoriums appeared and audience got bigger it was important to make the violin louder<\/strong> in order for the listeners to hear them clearly. This major improvement was made by Antonio Stradivari<\/a>, also an Italian instrument maker. This was achieved mostly by bending the neck, thus giving the strings bigger pressure, resulting in louder sounds.<\/p>\n

7. Fiddle and violin are the same thing<\/strong>, but two different names. The name violin is more often used in association with classical music.<\/p>\n

8. The violin is one of the most important instruments in any orchestra<\/strong>. In fact, before the appearance of the conductor role, it was the violinist who led the musicians.<\/p>\n

9. It is not an easy job to be a violinist! It is difficult to learn to play it and takes many years of practice. By playing a violin it is estimated that you will burn 170 calories<\/strong> per hour.<\/p>\n

10. The most expensive violin<\/strong> existing today is the Messiah Stradivarius<\/a>, a violin made by the famous maker. It is exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.<\/p>\n

11. We associate the violin with classical music and orchestra, but in fact fiddle has made its way to popular mainstream music<\/strong> as well, such as rock, pop or folk music.<\/p>\n

12. It is member of the violin family<\/strong>, where other members are the viola, the cello and the double bass. These instruments in this order are getting bigger in size and lower in pitch.<\/p>\n

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