Who Invented the Violin? Detailed answer

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Who Invented the Violin?

The violin is known as the queen of instruments. There are more than 100 musicians in a large orchestra, and more than 30 of them are violinists. The violin occupies this position due to the beauty of tone and expressiveness of sound. The violin has been perfected over the centuries. Its history began in India, where stringed bowed instruments were invented.

In Europe during the early Middle Ages, the bow was played on a wide variety of stringed instruments. One of them was the viola, which was probably brought to Europe from the Balkan Peninsula in the XNUMXth century. Like a violin, the player held the viola on his shoulder. Later, the viola was modified under the influence of the rebecca. It was an Arabic instrument that spread from Spain throughout Europe. Combining the strength of the viola shape with a well-thought-out sequence of rebeca pegs, we got a new group of instruments. The violin acquired its current form in the second half of the XNUMXth century and has hardly changed since then.

The most famous violins were made in the 1644th and 1737th centuries. Italy gave outstanding masters - the creators of the violin. The most brilliant was, obviously, Antonio Stradivari (1116-540). Stradivari is considered an unsurpassed master. He created a violin somewhat larger and flatter than those that existed before. This gave her a special sound. It is said that Stradivari created XNUMX instruments. Of these, we know XNUMX. Many of them have their own names, for example, Viotti. They got their names from the musicians who played them.

Author: Likum A.

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