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THEVIOLIN
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THEVIOLIN

The Violin is a hollow,wooden instrumentwith 4 strings.

It can be played with

a bow (left) or it canbe plucked.

The four stings arespaced out in perfectfifths. G,D,A,E.

The strings are tunedusing the pegs at thetop or fine tuners atthe bottom.
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GENERALINFO

The bow used to play

the violin is made outof wood as well,

however the part of

the bow that moves

across the string is

made of horse hair. This causes vibration

which is amplified in

the hollow box. To

change the note on a

violin, you place your

four fingers on the

finger board. (below)

To change the

pitch of the

note, you press

your fingers on

different places

on the

fingerboard

Your thumb is

used to holdthe violin.

The further

down the finger

board your

fingers are, the

higher pitch the

note will be.
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PLAYINGIT The Violin is held in the left hand

and rested against the shoulder. Vibrato [1]is an effect that makes the

note vary in pitch. By wobbling the

finger on the fingerboard.

Tremelando/Tremolo [2]The bow

is pulsed quickly at the top of the bow to create a tremblingeffect. It is played very quietly.

Pizzicato [3]Violinist plays by only plucking the strings. It

can be played with the left or right

hand.

Staccato [4]In Italian it meansdetached and is a form of violin

where 2 notes are seperate or detached from each other.

[1] [4][2] [3]


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THEHISTORY

The Greek Lyre is one one of the

earliest stringed instruments.

In the 9thcentury, the Lyre spread into the

Byzantine Empire of Eastern Europe and

North Africa and evolved into the Lira.

The Lira spread through Europe westward in the 11 th

and 12thcentury where it evolved further.

In the following centuries there were 2 main

stringed instruments in Europe. The

Lira da Braccio (Violin for the Arm) and Lira

da Gamba (Violin for the leg). Eventually, the

quieter, Lira da Gamba lost ground to the

Braccio.Lira Da Braccio

Byzantine Empire


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THEHISTORY

Meanwhile, at around the 12thto 13thcentury, the

Greek Lyre spread east into the Middle East andthere it evolved into the Rebek (right)

In the following centuries the Lira da Braccio

merged with the Arabic Rebekandeventually

became the modern European Violin we knowtoday. Rebek

Greek Lyre

Lira

Rebek

Lira da Braccio

Lira da Gamba

Modern Violin

Time Line
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FAMOUSCOMPOSERSFORTHEVIOLIN

Antonio Vivaldi (16781741) Italian Baroque

composer. Composed over 500 differentconcertos but is most famous for his series of

violin concertos The Four Seasons.

Ludwig Van Beethoven (17701827) is

considered the most influential composer of the

Romantic Era. His Violin Concerto in D major isone among the "4 great violin concertos". Written

in 1806, the concerto performed very little until

well after his death.

Nicolo Paganini (17821840) who is considered

by many as the greatest violinist ever lived was

born in Genova, Italy. His compositions include 24

caprices for unaccompaied violin. These pieces

are among the most difficult works written for

violin.

Antonio Vivaldi

Ludwig Van

Beethoven

Nicolo Paganini


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20THCENTURYINFLUENCE

Like most things, the 20thCentury has had a huge

impact on the modern day violin. Through out the twentieth century with the invention

and improvement of electrical amplification, came the

birth of the electric violin.

They are made with built in pick up which convertsthe sound into an electrical signal which can then be

amplified .

They are often used when soloists are playing to

large crowds because they are louder than the normal

violin.

Since the invention of the electric stringed instrument

it is a common sight to see purely electrical stringed

quartets or bands. These bands mix popular electric

music with the classical sound of the violin.

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