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Profile of the Violin

By Espie Estrella, About.com

Name:
Violin
Family:
String
How to Play:
By rubbing the bow across the strings. Violins can be played while seated or standing.
Types:
Some of the instruments belonging to the violin family are: Viola, Cello and Double Bass.
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.
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