History of the Violin

Even though the size of the violin made it seem less intimidating, learning how to play the violin

     The clarinet produces sound when air passes over the reed. The reed then vibrates, causing the flowing air to vibrate, thus producing sound. The air then exits the nearest opening. The farther the air travels before exiting, the deeper and lower the note will be. To produce a wide variety of notes, the clarinet has many keys and holes. Pressing different combinations of keys will result in different notes.

From the 16th century to modern day, the red violin played a significant role in people lives. It produces this sweet and calm music that allow people to be so ambitious. It has this special quality in it that people wanted to buy at an auction. In the film, I learned that the red violin was a treasure to people from different periods.

Many violinists and cellists use Stradivari instruments in their work. Yo-Yo Ma currently uses the Davidov Stradivarius,Julian Lloyd Webber employs the Barjansky Stradivarius.

The violin is the smallest and highest pitched string instrument. It is played by a violinist or fiddler. When playing, the violinist holds the violin between the top of his left shoulder and the left side of his chin as he draws the bow across the string or plucks the strings with one or both hands. The sound can be stopped by placing a hand on the strings. The bow is made of wood and horse hair. The violin is tuned in perfect fifths. Music for the violin is written in the treble clef. In the orchestra, the violins play in two groups. These are the first violins and the second violins. In the orchestra, the violins sit to the left of the conductor in rows. The first violins are to the far left and the second violins are to the right of them. The Concert Master is usually a first violin player, and he or she sits in the front row of the first violins.

The term Baroque has been widely acknowledged as a period in Western European Art Music lasting for 150 years from early 17th to mid-18th century. The word itself is originated from barroco in Portuguese meaning “oddly shaped pearl”, which best describes the visual and details of the buildings existed during that period. Its flamboyant and ornate details of the building is what causes ornamentations and harpsichords to become an essential element of Baroque music. Bach, ornamentation, and harpsichord are few of the most recognisable elements of Western Art music during the Baroque period. Nonetheless, we all came to a second realisation that the Baroque era lasted for more than 150 years, meaning that it has its own remarkable history and

The violin and the fiddle are the exact same instrument. Some will argue that while a violin is a fiddle, not every fiddle is a violin. Old-fashioned musicians prefer the word ‘fiddle’ instead of ‘violin’ to differentiate

Fritz Kreisler could easily be called the best violinist of his time. When he was three he constructed a working instrument from a cigar box and shoestrings, and played it in perfect pitch (“Fritz Kreisler”). He showed a natural aptitude for the violin. Fritz Kreisler is a hero because he is intelligent, brave, and noble.

The Violin is a movie that begins how the movie ends, kind of like how Pulp Fiction a notorious movie for doing this, starts off with how the movie ends then at the end the movie all comes together. The Violin displays the lives of a grandfather (Plutarco), father (Genaro) , and son (Lucio) that first start off by playing music asking for money, no one seems interested in giving them money. As day turns into night Genaro goes into a type of bar to get fire arms, at first this is confusing but as the story progresses we understand that a rebellion against soldiers that are raiding towns and kicking citizens out of the town. Plutarco decides to try to get an inside scoop on what the soldiers are planning by going back to the town where his

Fifth grade was the year, the year everyone at Oak Ridge Elementary School looked forward to. This was the year we got to ditch the recorder, and pick up a real instrument. A violin. As expected, we learned the basics; nothing more than the names of the parts of the instrument, and how to play the open strings. But ever since that day in 2011, I have been irrevocably in love with playing the violin.

Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 4th, 1678. He was born in Venice Italy, where his father, Giovanni Battista Vivaldi, was a professional violinist who taught Antonio to play too. Through his father, Vivaldi met and learned from some of the greatest musicians and composers in Venice at that time. Vivaldi tried very hard to get religious training and musical instruction. At the age of 15, he started studying to become a priest. He was officially confirmed as a priest in 1703. Due to his red hair, Vivaldi was ultimately known as "the Red Priest." Vivaldi's career in the clergy was very short-lived. His health problems had prevented him from delivering mass at church and it drove him to leave behind the priesthood he had shortly after his ordination. When Antonio reached the age of 25, he became named as the master of violin at the Devout Hospital of Mercy that was in Venice. He had composed most of his major pieces while he was named this, in over three decades. This hospital was an institution where orphans were taught. The boys were in trades

Antonio Vivaldi, a major composer during the Baroque period, made significant changes during his time, from numerous works to a teacher at the Pieta to a priest. Vivaldi excelled writing in many genres; however, he is known mainly for his concertos (Hanning & Burkholder 264). In the case of the Baroque era, Antonio Vivaldi’s contributions profoundly impacted music for the violin, ushering in a period of popularity for the instrument.

Nikolai Tambovsky , is one of the most excellent makers of violins. His violins and string instruments, undeniably,

The violin is one of those instruments that one can play for years, and never truly master. However, when one has the ability to play the violin, they are able to experience so many things that a regular non-violin playing person would never experience. This next year will be my 10th year playing, and on my journey, I have had many meaningful interactions with my violin, and the people who have helped me with my violin. My most valuable experience did not just happen in the course of a day, I think my most valuable experience happened over the course of several years, which was orchestra.

As stated in this paper earlier at first the fabrication of violin’s strings were with goat gut. Now they are created out of synthetic materials or steel and twisted with various metals. The strings are also strung tighter, about fifty percent. Back then people did not use a chin rest like they do now; in fact, chin rests weren’t even brought until the 19th century (Powers). The fingerboard and the neck are now longer than they use to be. Some other changes include that of the bass bar and the sound post; both are thicker than they were back