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Violin Having evolved during the Renaissance from earlier bowed instruments, the violin, similar to its predecessors, has a fretless fingerboard.

violin

musical instrument
Also known as: fiddle
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violin, bowed stringed musical instrument, the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family, which also includes the viola, cello, and double bass. It typically has four strings tuned in perfect fifths (G–D–A–E) and is played by drawing a bow across the strings or by plucking them with the fingers. The instrument produces sound through the vibration of its strings. Widely used in Classical music as well as in folk, jazz, and other genres, the violin...

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