appreciation of the violin
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The Violin
What is a Violin?
• Four strings tuned in fifths; E, A, D, G
• Played with a bow• A Tuned to 442• NO Frets
The sound of a violin• Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Finale performed by
Julia Fischer
The oldest surviving string
instrument is “The King” cello
by Andrea Amati made in 1572
“The MacDonald” Viola of 1719
“The Davidoff” of 1712
Giovanni Tononi 1713
Francois Nicolas Voirin