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  2. Violin technique - Wikipedia

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    Violin open string notes. Play ⓘ A special timbre results from playing a note without touching its string with a finger, thus sounding the lowest note on that string. Such a note is said to be played on an open string. Open string notes (G, D, A, E) have a very distinct sound resulting from the absence of the damping action of a finger, and ...

  3. Violin acoustics - Wikipedia

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    The strings of a violin are attached to adjustable tuning pegs and (with some strings) finer tuners. Tuning each string is done by loosening or tightening it until the desired pitch is reached. [29] The tension of a violin string ranges from 8.7 to 18.7 pounds-force (39 to 83 N). [30]

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    "on the E", indicating a passage is to be played on the E string of a violin. Also seen: sul A, sul D, sul G, sul C, indicating a passage to be played on one of the other strings of a string instrument. suono reale Actual sound; primarily used with notated harmonics where the written pitch is also the sounding pitch sur la touche (Fr.) Sul tasto

  5. List of string instruments - Wikipedia

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    Long String Instrument, (by Ellen Fullman, strings are rubbed in, and vibrate in the longitudinal mode) Magnetic resonance piano , (strings activated by electromagnetic fields) Stringed instruments with keyboards

  6. Violin construction and mechanics - Wikipedia

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    A violin consists of a body or corpus, a neck, a finger board, a bridge, a soundpost, four strings, and various fittings.The fittings are the tuning pegs, tailpiece and tailgut, endpin, possibly one or more fine tuners on the tailpiece, and in the modern style of playing, usually a chinrest, either attached with the cup directly over the tailpiece or to the left of it.

  7. Viola d'amore - Wikipedia

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    The viola d'amore usually has six or seven playing strings, which are sounded by drawing a bow across them, just as with a violin. In addition, it has an equal number of sympathetic strings located below the main strings and the fingerboard which are not played directly but vibrate in sympathy with the notes played. A common variation is six ...

  8. Violin octet - Wikipedia

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    About the size of a 3 ⁄ 4 violin Mezzo violin G 3 –D 4 –A 4 –E 5, tuned the same as the violin: The body is slightly longer (368–381 mm; 14.5–15.0 in) than a conventional violin (355 mm; 14.0 in) but the strings are about the same length (328–338 mm; 12.9–13.3 in) Alto violin: C 3 –G 3 –D 4 –A 4, tuned the same as the viola

  9. Standard tuning - Wikipedia

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    Violin – G 3 D 4 A 4 E 5 (ascending perfect fifths, starting from G below middle C) Viola – C 3 G 3 D 4 A 4 (a perfect fifth below a violin's standard tuning) Cello – C 2 G 2 D 3 A 3 (an octave lower than the viola) Double bass – E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 (ascending perfect fourths, where the highest sounding open string coincides with the G on a ...

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