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The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family.
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Violin.
| A standard modern violin shown from the front and the side | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | fiddle |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322-71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow) |
| Developed | Early 16th century |
How do you describe a violin?
The violin is a string instrument which has four strings and is played with a bow. The strings are usually tuned to the notes G, D, A, and E. It is held between the left collar bone (near the shoulder) and the chin. ... The violin is the smallest and highest pitched string instrument typically used in western music.
Is a violin a fiddle?
Western classical players sometimes use “fiddle” as an affectionate term for the violin, that intimate companion and workmate. But in the United States, most often “fiddle” means the violin as used in Irish-Scottish-French traditional music and all the descendant American styles: Appalachian, bluegrass, Cajun, etc.
