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  2. Curved bow - Wikipedia

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    His article entitled "Polyphony in Bach's Works for Solo Violin," published in 1967 in the Music Review, Vol. 28, No. 4, provides evidence that Bach wanted certain chords in his solo violin suites played without arpeggiation. [8] In 1998 Rudolf Gaehler recorded all Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo by Johann Sebastian Bach using a curved bow ...

  3. Violin technique - Wikipedia

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    Left hand finger patterns, after George Bornoff First position fingerings. While beginning violin students often rely on tapes or markers placed on the fingerboard for correct placement of the left-hand fingers, more proficient and experienced players place their fingers on the right spots without such indications but from practice and experience.

  4. String orchestra - Wikipedia

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    A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western Classical music. The instruments of such an orchestra are most often the following: the violin, which is divided into first and second violin players (each usually playing different parts), the viola, the cello, and usually, but not always, the double bass.

  5. List of compositions for violin and orchestra - Wikipedia

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    Fratres for violin, string orchestra, and percussion (1992) Darf ich... for violin, bells, and string orchestra (1995/1999) Walter Piston. Fantasia (1970) Nikolai Rakov. Concertino in D minor for violin and string orchestra (1960) Maurice Ravel. Tzigane (1924) Steve Reich. Duet for Two Violins and String Orchestra (1993) Wolfgang Rihm. Coll ...

  6. String instrument - Wikipedia

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    Even though the piano strikes the strings, the use of felt hammers means that the sound that is produced can nevertheless be mellow and rounded, in contrast to the sharp attack produced when a very hard hammer strikes the strings. Violin family string instrument players are occasionally instructed to strike the string with the stick of the bow ...

  7. List of compositions by Mieczysław Weinberg - Wikipedia

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    Opus 80: String Quartet No. 9 (1963) Opus 81: Symphony No. 7 in C major for strings and harpsichord (1964) Opus 82: Sonata No. 1 for violin solo (1964) Opus 83: Symphony No. 8 Flowers of Poland after J. Tuwim for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra (1964) Opus 84: Oh, Grey Fog, romance after J. Tuwim for bass and piano (1964)

  8. Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" - Wikipedia

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    The Serenade, after Plato's Symposium, is a composition by Leonard Bernstein for solo violin, strings and percussion. He completed the serenade in five movements on August 7, 1954. [ 1 ] For the serenade, the composer drew inspiration from Plato 's Symposium , a dialogue of related statements in praise of love, each statement made by a ...

  9. Suzuki method - Wikipedia

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    Like the violin repertoire, much of the viola repertoire is drawn from the Baroque period. The first three volumes have been arranged (or transposed) almost directly from the first three violin volumes, and the rest differ significantly as they delve into standard viola literature. The viola books introduce shifting and work in higher positions ...