Tag: strings
Lirone: The Forgotten Instrument of the Baroque Era
Discover the history of the lirone, a rare bowed string instrument that brought rich harmonies to Renaissance and Baroque music.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: The Fencing Virtuoso Who Fiddled With Fire
Long before Beethoven shook Europe with his symphonies, before Mozart dazzled the courts of Vienna, there stood a man whose sword was as sharp as his symphonies—Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
The Baroque Violin and the Modern Violin: Similar, but Very Different
The Baroque violin and the modern violin may look alike at first glance, but they possess significant differences in structure, playability, and sound production.
How to Play Mandolin : for Violinists
Mandolin after Violin. Easy? Maybe not... But hopefully this video can help you out! This video is for Violinist who are considering picking up the mandolin for the first time!
Violin vs. Viola - What’s the Difference? (Which is Harder?)
What’s the difference between violin and viola? In this video he lists several differences between the two instruments and answer the question: which one is harder to play?
What is a Cifteli?
The çifteli (çiftelia, qifteli or qyfteli , Albanian: "doubled" or "double stringed") is a plucked string instrument, with only two strings, played mainly by the Albanians of northern and central Albania, Southern Montenegro, parts of North Macedonia and...
Beginner Violin
The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use.