Violin (disambiguation) — A violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths.Violin may also refer to:Animals* Violin beetle, species of ground beetlesEntertainment* Violin (novel) , novel by Anne Rice * Nude with Violin , 1950s play by Noel… … Wikipedia
String quartet — A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in… … Wikipedia
Violin sonata — A violin sonata is a musical composition for solo violin, which is nearly always accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument, or by figured bass in the Baroque period.Some violin sonatas, notably those by Mozart and early Beethoven, are… … Wikipedia
String trio — A string trio is a group of three string instruments or a piece written for such a group. The earliest string trio form consisted of two violins and cello, a grouping which had grown out of the baroque trio sonata.Since the early classical period … Wikipedia
Violin octet — Classification Bowed string instruments Related instruments Violin Viola Cello Double bass The violin octet is a family of stringed instruments developed in the 20th century primarily under the direction of the American luthier … Wikipedia
Violin — Infobox Instrument name=Violin names=Fiddle, de: Violine or Geige, fr: Violon, it: Violino classification=String instrument (bowed) range= related= *Violin family (viola, cello) *Viol family (includes double bass) musicians= *List of violinists… … Wikipedia
Five Pieces for String Quartet (Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett) — The Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett or Five Pieces for String Quartet by Erwin Schulhoff was premiered on August 8, 1924 [ [http://www.fuguemasters.com/schulhoff.html Erwin Schulhoff ] ] at the International Society for New Music Festival in… … Wikipedia
String quintet — A string quintet is a musical composition for a standard string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello) supplemented by a fifth string instrument, usually a second viola (a so called viola quintet ) or a second cello (a cello quintet ), but… … Wikipedia
String section — The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family. It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double… … Wikipedia
string — Synonyms and related words: A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Indian file, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, age group, agree, array, articulation, atone, attune, authority, band, bank, bar, bass, bass viol, battalion, be… … Moby Thesaurus
