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The violin is primarily used as support for a vocalist, as the sound of a violin complements that of the singer, but is also largely played solo. In solo violin concerts, the violinist is accompanied by percussion instruments, usually the tabla, the mridangam and the ghatam. The violin is also a principal instrument for Indian film music. V.
Saint-Saëns: Violin concerto N°3, Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole: 1990 Presenting Joshua Bell, Polygram Records — — 1991 Chausson Concerto, Ravel Piano Trio, London Records — — 1992 Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 / Chausson: Poeme, London Records — — 1995 Prokofiev: Violin Concertos & Sonatas, London Records — — 1995 Brahms ...
Spoon Bread (2016) for violin and piano; West (2016) for bassoon and orchestra; South (2016) for oboe and orchestra; East (2016) for clarinet and orchestra; Sylvan (2017) for orchestra; Music at Night (2017) for SATB chorus and orchestra; October (2017) for bass clarinet and string quartet; Sky (2018) for violin and orchestra; Being (2019) for ...
Antonio Vivaldi (engraving by François Morellon de La Cave, from Michel-Charles Le Cène's edition of Vivaldi's Op. 8, 1725). The Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year.
A violin in which the tuning pegs are slipping needs to be repaired by a luthier or violin repairperson. Peg dope or peg compound, used regularly, can delay the onset of such wear while allowing the pegs to turn smoothly. The tuning G–D–A–E is used for most violin music, including Classical music, jazz, and folk music. Other tunings are ...
The 'Violin Sonatas', KV 10–15, are unique in that they include an ad lib. cello part along with the score for violin and keyboard. The Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (1966) therefore includes them along with the other keyboard trios, although the Köchel catalogue (K 6 , 1964) lists them as normal violin sonatas.
The viola is a larger version of the violin, and has on average a total body length of 27 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (69.2 cm), with strings tuned a fifth lower than a violin (with a length of about 23 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches (59.4 cm)). The viola's larger size is not proportionally great enough to correspond to the strings being pitched as they are, which ...
Rachel Barton Pine (born Rachel Elizabeth Barton, October 11, 1974) is an American violinist.She debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. [2]