Word Finder - violin

definition

A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the violin family.

synonyms

• fiddle

definition

A violinist.

example

The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet.

definition

To play on, or as if on, a violin.

Thus there was quite as much important solo music for the flute as for the violin; and almost more music for the viola da gamba than for the violoncello.

He was good enough with the violin now.

The violin string is first drawn on one side.

But this system is practicable only by the voice and instruments of the violin class.

Each instrument--now resembling a violin and now a horn, but better and clearer than violin or horn--played its own part, and before it had finished the melody merged with another instrument that began almost the same air, and then with a third and a fourth; and they all blended into one and again became separate and again blended, now into solemn church music, now into something dazzlingly brilliant and triumphant.

That for the air waves from a violin are probably nearly as in fig.

A year or two later he learnt to play the violin and to speak French.

It is sometimes suggested that the 'cello part is best omitted and these works played as violin sonatas.

The whole process is exactly analogous to the operation by which a violin string or organ pipe creates an air or sound wave.

In the time of Bach such writing was beautifully suited to enliven the dry glitter of the harpsichord, and Bach's duets for clavier and violin seem to have been sometimes played as trios with a violoncello playing from the clavier bass.

Besides the works mentioned he has written incidental music to plays, as, for instance, to Ravenswood, The Little Minister, and Coriolanus; concertos and other works for violin and orchestra, much orchestral music, and many songs and violin pieces.

Sophie Solomon began playing the violin at the age of two.

His interest in music was indeed stimulated from 1862 onwards by his friendship with Balakirev, and from 1863 by his marriage with a lady who was an accomplished pianist; but in his earlier years he had been proficient both in playing the piano, violin, 'cello and other instruments, and also in composing; and during life he did his best to pursue his studies in both music and chemistry with equal enthusiasm.

Equally, how many people take up the violin hoping to achieve rock stardom.

William's father was a professional musician (playing valve trombone) and the young William took lessons on the violin and the drums.

He also wants to learn the violin which does not fill us with joy.

After we had all tuned up we were given parts, I was on 2nd violin along with Musns Dawkins, King and Butchers.

We would assume they were excited by a violin bow.

Jonathan was in his room, practicing the violin and she was folding towels on their bed when Alex returned.

Haydn finds the pianoforte so completely capable of expressing his meaning that he is at a loss to find independent material for any accompanying instruments; and the violoncello in his trios has, except perhaps in four passages in the whole collection of thirty-three works, not a note to play that is not already in the bass of the pianoforte; while the melodies of the violin are, more often than not, doubled in the treble.

A frequent combination was flute, violin and harpsichord (very probably with a violoncello doubling the bass), and in more than one case the violin was partly tuned lower to soften its tone.

Classical and modern chamber-music in the sonata style consists mainly of string-quartets for 2 violins, viola and violoncello; string-trios (rare, because very difficult to write sonorously); pianoforte-trios (pianoforte, violin and violoncello); pianoforte-quartets (pianoforte with string-trio); pianoforte-quintets (pianoforte with string-quartet); string-quintets (with 2 violas, very rarely with 2 violoncellos), and (in two important cases by Brahms) stringsextets.

The reference is to the swaying motion of the violin bow.

In 1740, on the recommendation of the Dean of Hainburg, Haydn obtained a place in the cathedral choir of St Stephen's, Vienna, where he took the solo-part in the services and received, at the choir school, some further instruction on the violin and the harpsichord.

A practised ear easily discerns the coexistence of these various tones when a pianoforte or violin string is thrown into vibration.

If the plate be small, it is sufficient, in order to bring out the simpler sand-figures, to hold the plate firmly between two fingers of the same hand placed at any point where at least two nodal lines meet, for instance the centre in (1) and (2), and to draw a violin bow downwards across the edge near the middle of a ventral segment.

The praise given to his concerto for the violin, which was played at the Conservatoire by Mazas, encouraged him to undertake the resetting of the old comic opera, Julie (1811).

Across her knees she flexes a large saw with one hand, while in the other she holds a violin bow.

Over exaggeration is the key here to help the violin bowing fingers and wrist to loosen up.

Mark Knight has also published his own cadenzas for violin concertos by Mozart and viola concertos by Stamitz and Hoffmeister.

In the violin concerto, the second movement opens with a beautiful melody played by the oboe.

They can be played either by violin alone or with the basso continuo accompaniment which is reproduced at the bottom of every page.

Needless to say, this sound is also disapproved of by violin teachers.

Miss Bell and Mr Denton gave us a violin duet, followed by Mrs M'Lagan, who sang ' Only for thee ' .

In High street could be heard singers, accompanied by a harp and violin, bawling out in vulgar strains snatches of indecent songs.

Listen to Realaudio Clip for 28k modem / for 56k modem Solo violin or violin and strings.

He obtained many prizes in national violin and chamber music competitions.

A series of short variations follow exploiting many techniques including the exotic pyrotechnics associated with Paganini's violin writing.

Excitement, drama and humor often associated with the music of Patterson is much in evidence in this virtuoso showpiece for solo violin.

December saw a sleepover for Philip's birthday, Val to stay, Phil Buckley to stay, and Ian's violin concert.

In 1764, while visiting England, he composed several sonatas for violin and harpsichord and a number of symphonies.

No less intensely passionate than the A minor sonata is the Violin Sonata in D minor Op 121.

A brief climax slowly brings the music to a calm, rapt end, with the solo violin musing in glistening harmonics.

Also in March he gave the first London performance of his violin sonata at the Wigmore Hall with the violin sonata at the Wigmore Hall with the violinist Daniel Bell.

Revised version for baroque violin premiered by Mieko Kanno, Conway Hall, London, 7 May 1999.

The neighbors in Make-Believe come together toy u s mail truck and show their creativity when they participate in a bass violin festival!

Heulwen Thomas is a classically trained violinist and music teacher who has turned her passions to the art of jazz violin and improvisation.

It would take something like violin virtuosity to get his mind off his truly awful predicament.

There will also be music from the dazzling young violin virtuoso Jack Liebeck.

My old friend Charlie Peace was a violin virtuoso.