June 24, 2020 | Instruments
The history of the viola relates to the development of the other instruments within the violin family. These were first made in northern Italy between 1530 and 1550. These regions include cities such as Milan, Brescia, Cremona, and Venice. The work of illustrious...
June 24, 2020 | Instruments, Resources
The violin family’s largest bowed string instrument is the double bass. It includes four (or less commonly five) strings tuned in 4ths. It sounds an octave lower than its smaller orchestral partner, the cello. The double bass is best known for its contribution...
June 24, 2020 | Instruments, Resources
The modern classical guitar is normally played in a seated position. The instrument lays on the left lap and the player’s left foot sits on a footstool. This is for right-handed players. If a footstool is not used – support for the guitar may be used between the...
June 24, 2020 | Instruments, Resources
The classical guitar, also known as nylon-string or Spanish guitar, belongs to the guitar family and is used in classical music. It has essentially wood on its body and strings made of catgut or nylon. The classical guitar is a predecessor of the modern acoustic and...
June 11, 2020 | Instruments, Resources
Violoncello, or cello for short, has arguably the most profound sound in the violin family. It’s probably the youngest member and certainly, the most recently perfected in form and proportion. In the first half of the 16th century, renowned violin makers began...
June 24, 2020 | Instruments
The violin is a mechanically simple but acoustically complex instrument. Interestingly, it was not progressively developed and improved over time, but suddenly appeared around 1550, in its current form. The two oldest violin-makers in history were from northern Italy:...
