Illustration of violin
- 1 bridge
- 2 sound hole
- 3 soundboard
- 4 fingerboard
- 5 pegs
- 6 scroll
- 7 tailpiece
- g G-string
- d D-string
- a A-string
- e E-string
violin
noun
vi·o·lin
ˌvī-ə-ˈlin 
: a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from G below middle C upward for more than 4¹/₂ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
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Outside of her pursuits in the field of education, Ms. Gillman also plays violin with several renowned orchestras, including the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the North Jersey Symphony Orchestra and The August Symphony Orchestra.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Los Gatos High School boasts 13 students and Saratoga High School has 18 in the ensembles at the conference in categories ranging from choir to violin.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
After 10 years of playing violin and then switching to bass and enrolling in Portland State University at 16 as a classical bass major, one of our assignments was excerpts from the Bach cello suite.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2024
The pleasant, quirky notes of an accordion join the strains of violin, wafting upward toward the darkening sky, accenting the polite chatter of guests hoping for a handshake and a word with America’s latest King Midas and his Nordic queen of a wife.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Los Gatos High School boasts 13 students and Saratoga High School has 18 in the ensembles at the conference in categories ranging from choir to violin.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
After 10 years of playing violin and then switching to bass and enrolling in Portland State University at 16 as a classical bass major, one of our assignments was excerpts from the Bach cello suite.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2024
The pleasant, quirky notes of an accordion join the strains of violin, wafting upward toward the darkening sky, accenting the polite chatter of guests hoping for a handshake and a word with America’s latest King Midas and his Nordic queen of a wife.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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violin
noun
vi·o·lin
ˌvī-ə-ˈlin
1
: a stringed musical instrument with four strings that is usually held against the shoulder under the chin and played with a bow
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