Name: Violin
Family: String
How to Play: By rubbing the bow across the strings. Violins can be played while seated or standing.
First known Violin: The violin evolved from the Rebec and the Lira da braccio. In Europe, the earliest four stringed violin was used in the first part of the century.
Famous Violinists: Some of the most famous violinists are: Arcangelo Corelli, Giovanni Baptiste Viotti, Nicolo Paganini, Arnold Schoenberg, Felix Mendelssohn, Antonio Vivaldi, Franz Schubert and Gioacchino Rossini.
