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violin

Bowed string instrument

Also known as fiddle

Instance of: type of musical instrument
Subclass of: bowed string instrument
, necked box lute played with a bow
Part of: violin family
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1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica
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The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the pochette, but these are virtually unused. Most violins have a hollow wooden body, and commonly have four strings, usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and are most commonly played by drawing a bow across the strings. The violin can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and, in specialized cases, by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow.

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Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 321.322-71
Used by: violinist
Awards: Instrument of the Year(2020) location: Germany
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1.zeit.de/news/2019-12/12/geige-wird-instrument-des-jahres-2020
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Lowest note: G3
Different from: viola
Q13014533
Biola
Members / parts: scroll
fretboard
pegbox
bridge
fine tuner
tailpiece
chinrest
neck
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f-hole
sound board
sound box
Said to be the same as: fiddle
Connects with: violin bow
Derivative work: evio

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