History of Violins

At first violin is used with other musical instruments to accompany the dance. When the violin was considered a musical instrument from the bottom, but then became a solo instrument during the 17th century, the violin came from Italy in the years around the 1500's.

In 1600 violin gain a better appreciation once used as an accompaniment instrument Italian operas such as Orfeo (1607) the work of Claudio Monteverdi, and by King Louis XIII of France to form a group of musicians, 24 violos du rei (king'' 24 violin ' ') in 1626. The basis of the violin solo instrument concerto, concerto grosso, sonata, trio sonatas, and fit as good as that used in the opera.

The first violin maker from Northern Italy is Gasparo da Salo them (1540-1609) and Giovanni Maggini (1579-1630) from Brescia, and Andrea Amati of Cremona. History sized violin shorter; neck is thicker and less turning backward from the surface violin; boards shorter fingers and dawainya made purely from animal intestines. The first violin bow also has a different design with the violin now. It changes the fundamental constructive, which produce sounds louder, louder, and better tone.

In the mid-18th century, the violin is the most popular solo instrument in Europe. Used as a musical instrument orchestra violin, an instrument that played the most important Baroque and Classical era (1750-1820), and the modern orchestra also still become the most important role to play.

In the 20th century, the violin reached new artistic value and high technique in the hands of the American violinist, Isaac Stern and Yehudi Menuhin, Fritz Kreisler Austrian descent, Jascha Heifetz Russian descent, Nathan Milstein and Mischa Elman, biolis Hungarian Joseph Szigeti, and David Oitsrakh from Russia.

Among the sole creator and the creator's works for violin are Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven: in Austria was Franz Schubert, Germany represented by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann, and from Russia is Peter llyich Tchaikovsky in an era filled with romance; Claude Debussy meakili France, while Austria was Arnold Schoenberg, Bela Bartok was Hungarian, and Russia represented by Igor Stravinsky in the 20th century.