String instrument

For thousands of years stringed instruments have been played as a form of entertainment. Some of these instruments closely resemble the modern guitar, others look as if they are an entirely different instrument. While no one knows which instrument directly influenced it, there are many theories. One of the most interesting things about the guitar is how many different playing styles there are. The types of guitars we have now took shape sometime in the 19th century and brought with it many…

atmosphere. There was a quartet and they used instrument like the trumpets, horns, I believe that I saw a bass, and and a cello. When they began to play they did have their opening remarks about the pieces that they were going to play and all that, providing some background information. This performance would be put in the modern musical period because jazz came around the Great Depression which took place in 1920 . They did use the cello which is a instrument that I believe can be traced…

and plucked a string, I fell in love. I nearly pulled the string away from the fingerboard and the sound was loud and obnoxious, but I loved it. I took 2 lessons a week with a private instructor that cost way more than my family could afford, and eventually, I could play complex and beautiful pieces. I’ve gone through so many instruments and bows that by the time I was old enough to have a job, I was working long hard hours for weeks on end in order to afford to replace my old instrument. Every…

I. The violin is an important historical instrument even used by the kings of France and prince of Hungary. This instrument evolved from Asia with the instrument fithele. The word fiddle derives from the word fithele. Although the fithele evolved from Asia, it was mostly used by Europeans in the ninth century. The violin, however, did not come into its full form until the Renaissance period,1500s to 1600s. During the Renaissance period, the violin’s original design underwent many changes,…

The violin is a four stringed instrument constructed out of wood to produce a melodious sound. It has been said that the violin is the instrument closest to sounding like the human voice. The violin with its gracefulness and beauty is an instrument worth learning. Learning to play the violin will be a tedious process, but if you give your time and effort the violin will be a rewarding pastime. The first step in playing the violin is purchasing the equipment. There are many things needed to…

has been and shall be blue, people have and will constantly fall in and out of love, the fear of the unknown has been experienced by many, and many more will experience such a feeling, and an orchestra has always been seated that way it has - string instruments in the front with brass, woodwinds, and percussion in the back. Various things that function in a certain way, and continue to function in that certain way, grow to become the norm accepted by many over the years that pass. We get so used…

In 4th grade I decided to try something new. I wanted to plan an instrument. But what to play. I went through the goldilocks stages of picking an instrument. I had it narrowed down to strings but which was just right. Violin? No that's too small, sounds too high, too basic. Cello? No that's too big and sounds too low. I wanted to play Viola. It was just right. The perfect combination of the two and it felt special but in 4th grade no one really knew what it was or even wanted to play it except…

the high whistle which greets and closes the piece with its pleasant and erie melody. A introduction of each instrument without the wind brings each part to attention. The main focus - the voice - puts forth his motive towards Leiyla. He discusses “her cousin, a madman” and the almost oppressive message of his love for her. He becomes less and less comprehensible as the other instruments start picking up pace into the third part. Madness is the theme of this section. The voice is hardly…

looks like a violin. The first sound that the instrument emits makes the song seem like it is going to be slow and solemn. However, the man playing the instrument then quickly picks up his pace and the notes being played get higher and higher. This builds up anticipation that something exciting is about to happen. Then suddenly, Duke starts playing the piano and the whole composition seems to change. The piano seems to be the most exaggerated instrument in this composition; perhaps this is…

many children. There are biases of the difficulty of each scale to every person, especially depending on the different strengths and weaknesses for each instrument. My auditioner was a violinist, and I was a flutist. There is a major difference of scale biases between someone who plays a wind instrument and someone who plays a string instrument. My head was a ping-pong table of different options bouncing back and forth: C, G, D, A, E, B, F sharp, D flat, A flat, E flat, B flat or F major.…