TRUMPETS |
SIDE DRUM |
FRENCH HORNS |
TROMBONES |
BASSOONS |
CLARINETS |
BASS DRUM |
TUBA |
OBOES |
CONTRABASSOON |
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BASS CLARINET |
PICCOLO |
FLUTES |
SECOND VIOLINS |
VIOLAS |
ENGLISH HORN |
PIANO |
HARP |
FIRST VIOLINS |
CELLOS |
BASSES |
• The highest-pitched and most numerous member of the string section .
• Separated into two sections — first violins and second violins — within a symphony orchestra . The sections are typically placed side-by-side , but they sometimes face opposite each other , as in some European orchestras .
• Made of about 90 different parts , including a spruce top with maple ribs and back held together by hide glue .
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Bridge
Chinrest
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Scroll
Pegs
Neck and Fingerboard
F-holes
Strings
Tailpiece
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HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN
Early history : The violin ’ s ancestry can be traced to the Arabic rebab , the basis of the lyra in the 9th-century Byzantine Empire , then the rebec in Western Europe during the Middle Ages .
16th century : The violin as we know it emerged in northern Italy around 1530 , and quickly spread to the rest of Europe .
17th century : Violin makers — including Antonio Stradavari in Cremona , Italy — perfected the violin ’ s design , creating the “ Golden Age of violin making .”
18th & 19th centuries : The violin ’ s neck and fingerboard were elongated , while the addition of the chin rest facilitated greater freedom of the left-hand .
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