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Musical Instrument: Violin

The violin is one of the most refined and sophisticated musical instruments, with a charming melodious timbre very similar to the human voice, but at the same time very expressive and virtuoso. It is no coincidence that the violin was given the role of " orchestra queens».

The voice of the violin is similar to a human, the verbs “sings”, “cries” are often used to it. It can bring tears of joy and sadness. The violinist plays on the strings of the soul of his listeners, acting through the strings of his powerful assistant. There is a belief that the sounds of the violin stop time and take you to another dimension.

history violins and many interesting facts about this musical instrument, read on our page.

Sound

The expressive singing of the violin can convey the thoughts of the composer, the feelings of the characters operas and ballet more accurate and complete than all other instruments. Juicy, soulful, graceful and assertive at the same time, the sound of the violin is the basis of any work where at least one of this instrument is used.

The timbre of the sound is determined by the quality of the instrument, the skill of the performer and the choice of strings. Bass is distinguished by a thick, rich, slightly strict and harsh sound. The middle strings have a soft, soulful sound, as if velvety, matte. The upper register sounds bright, sunny, loud. The musical instrument and the performer have the ability to modify these sounds, add variety and an additional palette.

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Interesting Facts

• Athira Krishna from India in 2003 continuously played the violin for 32 hours as part of the Trivandrum City Festival, as a result of which he got into the Guinness Book of Records.
• Playing the violin burns about 170 calories per hour.
• Inventor of roller skates, Joseph Merlin, Belgian manufacturer of musical instruments. To present a novelty, skates with metal wheels, in 1760 he entered a costume ball in London, while playing the violin. The audience enthusiastically greeted the graceful sliding along the parquet to the accompaniment of a beautiful instrument. Inspired by success, the 25-year-old inventor began to spin faster, and at full speed crashed into an expensive mirror, smashing it to smithereens, a violin and seriously injured himself. There were no brakes on his skates then.

• In January 2007, the US decided to conduct an experiment in which one of the brightest violin music performers, Joshua Bell, took part. The virtuoso went down to the subway and, like an ordinary street musician, played the Stradivari violin for 45 minutes. Unfortunately, I had to admit that passers-by were not particularly interested in the violinist's brilliant playing, everyone was driven by the bustle of the big city. Only seven out of a thousand who have passed during this time have paid attention to a famous musician and another 20 have thrown money.In total, $32 was earned during this time. Usually Joshua Bell concerts are sold out with an average ticket price of $ 100.
• The largest ensemble of young violinists gathered at the stadium in Zhanghua (Taiwan) in 2011 and consisted of 4645 school students aged 7 to 15 years.
• Until 1750, violin strings were made from sheep intestines. The method was first proposed by the Italians.
• The first work for violin was created at the end of 1620 by the composer Marini. It was called "Romanesca per violino solo e basso".
• Violinists and violin makers often try to create tiny instruments. So, in the south of China in the city of Guangzhou, a mini-violin was made, only 1 cm long. The master took 7 years to complete this creation. The Scotsman David Edwards, who played in the national orchestra, made a 1.5 cm violin. Eric Meisner in 1973 created a 4.1 cm long instrument with a melodic sound.

• There are craftsmen in the world who make violins from stone, which are not inferior to wooden counterparts in sound. In Sweden, sculptor Lars Wiedenfalk, while decorating the facade of a building with diabase blocks, came up with the idea to make a violin out of this stone, because amazingly melodic sounds flew out from under the chisel and hammer. He named his stone violin "The Blackbird". The product turned out to be surprisingly jewelry - the thickness of the walls of the resonator box does not exceed 2.5 mm, the weight of the violin is 2 kg. In the Czech Republic, Jan Roerich makes marble instruments.
• When writing the famous Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci invited musicians to play the strings, including the violin. At the same time, the music was different in character and timbre. Many consider the ambiguity of the Mona Lisa smile (“the smile of either an angel or the devil”) as a consequence of the variety of musical accompaniment.
• The violin stimulates the brain. This fact has been repeatedly confirmed by well-known scientists who knew how and enjoyed playing the violin. So, for example, Einstein from the age of six masterfully played this instrument. Even the famous Sherlock Holmes (composite image) always used her sounds when he was thinking about a difficult problem.

• One of the most difficult works to perform are "Caprices" Nicolo Paganini and his other compositions, concertos Brahms , Tchaikovsky , Sibelius . And also the most mystical work - “ Sonata of the Devil "(1713) G. Tartini, who himself was a virtuoso violinist,
• The most valuable in terms of money are the violins of Guarneri and Stradivari. The highest price was paid for Guarneri's violin "Vietante" in 2010. It was sold at an auction in Chicago for $18,000,000. The most expensive Stradivarius violin is considered to be "Lady Blunt", and it was sold for almost $16 million in 2011.
• The largest violin in the world was created in Germany. Its length is 4.2 meters, width is 1.4 meters, the length of the bow is 5.2 meters. It is played by three people. Such a unique creation was created by craftsmen from Vogtland. This musical instrument is a scale copy of Johann Georg II Schoenfelder's violin, which was made at the end of the eighteenth century.
• A violin bow is usually strung with 150-200 hairs, which can be made from horsehair or nylon.
• The price of some bows reaches tens of thousands of dollars at auctions. The most expensive bow is the work of master Francois Xavier Tourt, which is estimated at about $ 200,000.
• Vanessa May is recognized as the youngest violinist to record violin concertos by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven at the age of 13. Vanessa-Mae made her debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 10 in 1989. At the age of 11, she became the youngest student at the Royal College of Music.

• Episode from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan » Rimsky-Korsakov "Flight of the Bumblebee" is technically difficult to perform and is played at high speed. Violinists all over the world arrange competitions for the speed of performance of this work. So in 2007, D. Garrett got into the Guinness Book of Records, performing it in 1 minute and 6.56 seconds. Since then, many performers have been trying to overtake him and get the title of "the fastest violinist in the world." Some managed to perform this work faster, but at the same time it lost a lot in the quality of performance. For example, the Discovery TV channel considers Briton Ben Lee, who performed "Flight of the Bumblebee" in 58.51 seconds, not only the fastest violinist, but also the fastest person in the world.

Popular works for violin

Camille Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (listen)

Antonio Vivaldi: "The Four Seasons" - Summer Storm (listen)

Antonio Bazzini - "Dwarf Round Dance" (listen)

P.I. Tchaikovsky - "Waltz-Scherzo" (listen)

Jules Masnet - "Meditation" (listen)

Maurice Ravel - "Gypsy" (listen)

I.S. Bach - "Chaconne" from the partita in d-moll (listen)

Application and repertoire of the violin

Due to the diverse timbre, the violin is used to convey various moods and characters. In a modern symphony orchestra, these instruments occupy almost a third of the composition. The violins in the orchestra are divided into 2 groups: one plays the upper voice or melody, the other lower or accompanies. They are called first and second violins.

This musical instrument sounds great both in chamber ensembles and in solo performance. The violin harmonizes easily with wind instruments, piano and other strings. Of the ensembles, the most common string quartet, which includes 2 violins, cello and alto . A huge number of works of different eras and styles have been written for the quartet.

Almost all brilliant composers did not bypass the violin with their attention; they composed concertos for violin and orchestra Mozart , Vivaldi, Chaikovsky , Brahms, Dvorak , Khachaturian, Mendelssohn, saint sans , Kreisler, Venyavsky and many others. The violin was also entrusted with solo parts in concertos for several instruments. For example, at Bach is a concerto for violin, oboe and string ensemble, while Beethoven wrote a triple concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra.

In the 20th century, the violin began to be used in various modern styles of music. The earliest references to the use of the violin as a solo instrument in jazz are documented in the early decades of the 20th century. One of the first jazz violinists was Joe Venuti, who performed with renowned guitarist Eddie Lang.

The violin is assembled from more than 70 different wooden parts, but the main difficulty in manufacturing lies in the bends and processing of wood. In one instance, up to 6 different types of wood can be present, and the masters were constantly experimenting, using more and more new options - poplar, pear, acacia, walnut. The best material is considered to be a tree that has grown in the mountains, because of its resistance to temperature extremes and moisture. The strings are made of veins, silk or metal. Most often, the master makes:

1. Resonant spruce top.
2. Neck, back, maple curl.
3. Coniferous, alder, linden, mahogany hoops.
4. Coniferous patches.
5. Ebony neck.
6. Chinrest, pegs, button, bellows made of boxwood, ebony or rosewood.

Sometimes the master uses other types of wood or changes the options presented above at his discretion. The classical orchestral violin has 4 strings: from the "basque" (salt of a small octave) to the "fifth" (mi of the second octave). In some models, a fifth alto string may also be added.

Different schools of masters are identified by knots, hoops and a curl. The curl stands out in particular. It can be figuratively called "the painting of the author."

Of considerable importance is the varnish that covers the wooden parts. It gives the product a golden to very dark hue with a reddish or brown sheen. It depends on the lacquer how long the instrument will "live" and whether its sound will remain unchanged.

Do you know that the violin is shrouded in many legends and myths? Even at the music school, children are told an old legend about a Cremonese master and a magician. For a long time they tried to unravel the secret of the sound of the instruments of the famous masters of Italy. It is believed that the answer lies in a special coating - varnish, which was even washed off the Stradivari violin to prove it, but all in vain.

The violin is usually played with a bow, except for the pizzicato technique, which is played by plucking the string. The bow has a wooden base and horsehair tightly stretched over it, which is rubbed with rosin before playing. Usually it is 75 cm long and weighs 60 grams.

Currently, you can find several types of this instrument - a wooden (acoustic) and an electric violin, the sound of which we hear thanks to a special amplifier. One thing remains unchanged - this is a surprisingly soft, melodious and mesmerizing sound of this musical instrument with its beauty and melodiousness.

Dimensions

In addition to the standard full-size whole violin (4/4), there are smaller instruments for teaching children. The violin "grows" with the student. They begin training with the smallest violins (1/32, 1/16, 1/8), the length of which is 32-43 cm.

Dimensions of a complete violin: length - 60 cm, body length - 35.5 cm, weight about 300 - 400 grams.

Violin playing tricks

The violin vibration is famous, which penetrates the soul of the listeners with a rich wave of sound. The musician can only slightly raise and lower the sounds, bringing even greater variety and breadth of the sound palette to the musical range. The glissando technique is also known; this style of playing allows you to use the absence of frets on the fretboard.

By pinching the string not hard, touching it a little, the violinist extracts original cold, whistling sounds, reminiscent of the sound of a flute (harmonic). There are harmonics, where 2 fingers of the performer participate, placed a quart or quint from each other, they are especially difficult to perform. The highest category of skill is the performance of flageolets at a fast pace.

Violinists also use such interesting playing techniques:

• Col Legno - hitting the strings with a bow reed. This approach is used in "Dance of Death" by Saint-Saens to simulate the sound of dancing skeletons.
• Sul ponticello - playing with a bow on a stand gives an ominous, hissing sound characteristic of negative characters.
• Sul tasto - playing with a bow on the fretboard. Produces a gentle, ethereal sound.
• Ricochet - performed by throwing the bow on the string with a free rebound.

Another trick is to use a mute. This is a comb made of wood or metal that reduces the vibration of the strings. Thanks to the mute, the violin makes soft, muffled sounds. A similar technique is often used to perform lyrical, emotional moments.

On the violin, you can take double notes, chords, perform polyphonic works, but most often its many-sided voice is used for solo parts, since the huge variety of sounds and their shades is its main advantage.

The history of the creation of the violin

Until recently, it was considered to be the progenitor of the violin viola , however, it has been proven that these are two completely different instruments. Their development in the XIV-XV centuries proceeded in parallel. If the viola belonged to the aristocratic class, then the violin came from the people. Mostly it was played by peasants, itinerant artists, minstrels.

This unusually diverse sounding instrument can be called its predecessors: the Indian lyre, the Polish violinist (rebeca), the Russian violinist, the Arabic rebab, the British mole, the Kazakh kobyz, the Spanish fidel. All of these instruments could be the progenitors of the violin, since each of them served as the birth of the string family and rewarded them with their own merits.

The introduction of the violin into high society and reckoning among aristocratic instruments begins in 1560, when Charles IX ordered 24 violins from the string maker Amati for his palace musicians. One of them has survived to this day. This is the oldest violin in the world, it is called "Charles IX".

The creation of violins as we see them today is contested by two houses: Andrea Amati and Gasparo de Solo. Some sources claim that the palm should be given to Gasparo Bertolotti (Amati's teacher), whose musical instruments were later perfected by the Amati house. It is only known for certain that this happened in Italy in the 16th century. Their successors a little later were Guarneri and Stradivari, who slightly increased the size of the violin body and made larger holes (efs) for a more powerful sound of the instrument.

At the end of the 17th century, the British tried to add frets to the design of the violin and created a school for teaching how to play a similar instrument. However, due to a significant loss in sound, this idea was quickly abandoned. Violin virtuosos such as Paganini, Lolli, Tartini and most composers, especially Vivaldi, were the most ardent supporters of the free style of playing with a clean neck.

Violin

Violin- an artifact in the world of music, this is a real magic wand. Everyone knows the violin. When you remember about it, no one starts arguing, like about other strings: “And the cello, is it big like that? Or more contrabass? And what is a violina then?

Everyone knows what a violin is and how it looks. But this is the case if you are not going to play on it. But if you are going, you will have to learn much more about it, because violins are very, very different.

So, the violin is a stringed bowed instrument of a high register, it is considered intended mainly for solo parts. It has an ancient history, it received its modern look in the 16th century. Violins have always been made by violin makers, now the work of Stradivari and Guarneri is very much appreciated.

The instrument has four strings in fifths g, d1, a1, e2, (there are five strings, from - "to" a small octave). The timbre of the instrument is thick in the low register, soft in the middle and brilliant in the high.

Components and types of modern violins

The case has a pear-like shape, calculated strictly mathematically.

Body decks– upper and lower are connected by shells. They form the arches of the violin, their thickness and shape are important for the strength and timbre of the sound. The higher the hardwood shells, the more dull and soft the sound, the lower, the more piercing and weightless the upper notes.

The corners on the sides are needed for positioning the bow. There is a darling in the body, which transmits vibrations from the stand through the top deck to the bottom one, thanks to which the violin sounds thick and loud.

The bottom deck is made from a single piece or two identical halves of hardwood. The upper half is made of spruce and has resonator holes - effs. A stand for strings is fixed in the middle of the soundboard, a spring is attached under it, a bar, thanks to which the upper soundboard resonates better.

The strength and tone are very dependent on the material and less on the composition of the varnish for the instrument. Lacquer plays a big role in protecting the instrument from the environment, and gives it a golden to hazel color.

Subvulture holds the strings, formerly made of mahogany or ebony, now often made of plastics or alloys. The neck has a loop and four loops for strings. Nowadays, lever-screw mechanisms are often placed in the hole, which facilitate tuning.

The violin also includes a loop of thick string or wire, and a button, the pommel of the peg, it holds the neck and withstands a load of about 24 kg.

The bridge provides support for the strings and transmits vibrations from the strings to the soundboards, so its location determines the sound - if it is closer to the neck - the sound is muffled, and further - brighter.

Vulture consists of a whole shelf of hard wood (black ebony or rosewood), curved so that the bow does not cling to other strings when played.

threshold- a plate of wood into which the strings are held.

Neck- a semicircular detail for which the performer holds the violin. The peg box is the part of the neck where there are two pairs of pegs that tune the strings.

They must be lubricated with lapping paste. A curl is a decoration of a violin, a "brand name" of the master.

Strings: 1st - Mi of the second octave, sounds loud and brilliant, 2nd - A of the first octave, soft sound, 3rd - D of the first octave, soft matte timbre, 4th - Salt of a small octave, thick sound.

Accessories

Bow, a wooden cane with a block and ponytail hair with scales. A chin rest is a device for holding a violin. The bridge is a plate for holding the violin on the collarbone.

Also, the violin is equipped with a "jammer", thanks to which the violin barely sounds - audible to the performer and inaudible to others (for study), as well as a machine - a tuning tool that depends on the size of the violin.

Types of violins

Violins are:

• acoustic. In other words, this is an ordinary wooden violin that sounds thanks to the body and its features.

  The acoustic violin is intended for playing in an orchestra or solo.

  This is the best option for learning to play the violin, because only on a natural instrument you can learn to fully extract sounds, it is impossible on other types of violin.

  Only after fully learning to play the acoustic type violin can you play other instruments.

• electric violin . Its sound is distinguished by the material - steel, ferromagnet, electromagnet, as well as piezoelectric or magnetic pickups.

  The electronic violin is very similar to the traditional violin, but its sound is sharper and closer to the synthetic one, which is easy to understand by listening to Vanessa May or Lindsey Stirling.

  A violin can have up to 10 strings and a resonating or skeleton body. Unfortunately, the violin is not suitable for the orchestra, it will stand out very much in sound, and also will not give the purity and uniqueness of the sound.

• Semi-acoustic violin – combination of cabinet sound and pickups.

There are also artisan, factory or factory violins.

Artisans are very expensive and made for a specific musician, factory ones are old, made by hand by craftsmen of small factories before the 20th century, and factory ones are the basic option for any musician - they can sound no worse than the author's ones, but have no material value.

Violin - main dimensions

The size of the violins depends on the length of the player's hand. So, the violin - the main dimensions:

• 4/4 - four quarters (whole) - the largest violin, designed for the oldest students of the school and adults. Violin 4/4 in Chisinau is purchased mainly for confident playing the instrument.
• 1/2 - one second (half) - for children 9-10 years old, as well as for younger ones, but tall ones.
• 3/4 - three quarters (three-quarters) - something between (1/2) and (4/4), for children about 12-15 years old, but this is an optional option, you can switch from half to a whole violin at once.
• 1/4 - one quarter (quarter) - for ages 4 to 9 years.
• 1/8 and 1/16 (eighth and sixteenth) - for the smallest. Children's violin 1/8 in Moldova is in consistently high demand, mainly this size is bought for children who are still in the process of learning.
• 7/8 - a little more than a three-quarter, usually the violins of the famous masters Amati and Stradivarius had this size.

It is impossible to extract a high-quality sound from a small violin, because they are intended for study. To understand what size violin a musician needs, you need to measure the length from the bottom of the curl to the soundboard (excluding the “button” on which the sub-neck is attached.

We look at the table data:

Using this table, you can choose the approximate size of the tool.

You can choose a violin bow using the following parameters:

Mostly all adults play full size violins. The most important thing in choosing is to make sure that the instrument is played comfortably, so that the fourth finger fits comfortably into intonation.

The violin is a living being, with character, emotions and soul. Her voice is able to play on the strings of our soul and make them thinner, open new, previously unknown depths in them. You can purchase these wonderful tools on our website.

Violins of different sizes are available in our store, including a learning instrument for the little ones. The price of violins in Moldova in our store fully corresponds to the declared high quality!

In our online store you can. We have the lowest prices for violins in Chisinau. Acoustic violins 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 3/4, 4/4 available. Delivery is carried out throughout the country.

Parents who are going to send their child to a music school, as well as all art lovers, need to know that the instruments they play are divided into several types. Electric devices, such as a synthesizer, stand apart. Wind instruments sound by vibrating air in a hollow tube. When playing the keyboard, it is necessary to activate the hammer that strikes the string. This is usually done with finger pressure.

Violin and its variants

String instruments are of two types:

• bowed;
• plucked.

They are very popular with music lovers. Bowed instruments often play the main melodies in orchestral pieces and symphonies. They acquired their modern look quite late. The violin replaced the old viola only in the 17th century. The rest of the strings were formed even later. In addition to the classical violin, there are other varieties of this instrument. For example, baroque. It often performs works by Bach. There is also a national Indian violin. It plays folk music. In the folklore of many ethnic groups there is a sounding object similar to a violin.

Main group of the symphony orchestra

Stringed instruments are very popular all over the world. Their names are:

• violin;
• alto;
• cello;
• double bass

These instruments make up the string group of a symphony orchestra. The most popular of them is the violin. It is she who attracts many children who want to learn music. This is logical, because there are more violins in the orchestra than other instruments. Therefore, art needs specialists of the appropriate profile.

The string instruments whose names are listed here were formed in parallel. They developed in two directions.

1. Appearance and physico-acoustic properties.
2. Musical abilities: playing a melody or bass, technical mobility.

Antonio Stradivari

In both cases, the violin was ahead of its "colleagues". The heyday of this instrument was the 17th and 18th centuries. It was at this time that the great master Antonio Stradivari worked. He was a student of Nicolò Amati. When Stradivari began to learn the profession, the form and components of the violin were already formed. The size of the instrument, convenient for the musician, was also established. Stradivari contributed to the development of art. He focused on the material from which the body is made, and the composition covering it. The craftsman made musical instruments by hand. The violin at that time was an exclusive thing. It was played only by court musicians. Often they made individual orders. Stradivari knew the requirements and preferences of all leading violinists. The master paid much attention to the material from which the instrument was made. Often he used wood that was in use. There is a legend that Stradivarius tapped fences with a cane while walking. If he liked the sound, then the students, on the command of Signor Antonio, broke out suitable boards.

Master Secrets

Stringed instruments are covered with a special varnish. Stradivari developed a special composition, which he kept secret. He was afraid of competitors. The researchers found that the master covered the body with oil for priming wooden boards, which was used by painters of that time. Stradivari also added various natural dyes to the composition. They gave the instrument not only the original color, but also a beautiful sound. Today, violins are varnished with alcohol.

String instruments developed very intensively. In the 17th and 18th centuries, virtuoso violinists worked at aristocratic courts. They composed music for their instrument. Antonio Vivaldi was such a virtuoso. The violin developed as a solo instrument. She acquired unprecedented technical capabilities. The violin could play beautiful melodies, brilliant passages, and even polyphonic chords.

Sound features

String instruments were often used in orchestral works as well. Composers used such property of violins as continuity of sound. A smooth transition between notes is possible due to the conduct of the bow along the strings. The violin sound, unlike the piano, does not fade. It can be strengthened or weakened by adjusting the bow pressure. Therefore, the strings were instructed to play long-sounding melodies at various volume levels.

Musical instruments of this group have approximately the same properties. Viola, cello and double bass are very similar to the violin. They differ in size, timbre and register.

The viola is larger than the violin. It is played with a bow, pressing the instrument with the chin to the shoulder. Because the viola has thicker strings than the violin, it has a different range. The instrument is subject to low sounds. He often plays accompanying melodies, echoes. The large size interferes with the mobility of the viola. He is not subject to swift virtuoso passages.

Giants of the bow

Music under power

Harrison was an electric guitar virtuoso. This instrument does not have a hollow resonator body. Vibrations of metal strings are converted into electric current, which is then transformed into sound waves perceived by the ear. The performer can change the timbre of his instrument using special devices.

There is another type of electric guitar that is very popular. It sounds exclusively in the low range. This is a bass guitar. It has four thick strings. The function of an instrument in an ensemble is to maintain a powerful bass foothold.

Often in symphony orchestras, the violin is used to conduct the main musical theme. This role can be played by one or more violins. The solo violin belongs to the first violinist. By the way, it is better to start learning to play the violin at the age of four.

There are several main sizes of violins currently on the music market. For example, a 1/16 violin is suitable for the smallest musicians. The most popular sizes are considered to be 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, ¾. Typically, such musical instruments are selected for children who are already studying at a music school or have recently started studying. For the average adult, a 4/4 violin would be the best instrument. Violins of intermediate sizes 1/1 and 7/8 can also be created. However, they are the least in demand.

There are also three main categories of violins - artisan, factory and factory. Craftsmen are called handmade musical instruments. They are usually custom made and can be passed down from generation to generation. Mostly artisan violins are full size.

Manufactory violins are instruments of the beginning of the last century. True, among them you can find beaten and then restored tools. Therefore, it is better to buy such a violin with a professional.

Factory violins are usually called modern musical instruments that are made in various factories. True, violins of this level are a basic and budget option. In the secondary market, they will have no value.

How to choose the right violin

In order to pick up the violin for yourself, you need to put it on your left shoulder and stretch your left hand in front of you. In this case, the head of the violin will be in the middle of the musician's palm. The fingers should completely encircle the head. Modern consumers can choose for themselves a classical or electric violin.

Some musicians prefer only classical violins because the electric version of the instrument cannot produce the same clear sound. Moreover, it is simply impossible to play the electric violin in a symphony orchestra. In terms of timbre and tonality, it is very different from the classical version. When buying a violin, you should not choose the first instrument that comes across.