Violin (disambiguation)
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A violin
is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths.
Violin may also refer to:
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths.
Violin may also refer to:
Entertainment
- Violin (novel), novel by Anne Rice
- Nude with ViolinNude with ViolinNude with Violin is a play by Noël Coward. A light comedy of manners, the play is Coward's satire on "Modern Art" and the value placed on art....
, 1950s play by Noel Coward - Rothschild's ViolinRothschild's ViolinRothschild's Violin is a one-act opera by Russian composer Veniamin Fleishman set to the Russian libretto by the composer after the short story Rothschild's Fiddle by Anton Chekhov....
, opera by Veniamin Fleishman - The Red ViolinThe Red ViolinThe Red Violin is a 1998 Canadian drama film directed by François Girard. It spans three centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious violin and its many owners...
, 1998 film by François Girard - The Steamroller and the ViolinThe Steamroller and the ViolinThe Steamroller and the Violin , is a 1960 short film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and from a screenplay written by Andrei Konchalovsky and Andrei Tarkovsky. The film tells the story of the unlikely friendship of Sasha , a little boy, and Sergey , the operator of a steamroller...
, 1960 short film by Andrei Tarkovsky - The ViolinThe ViolinThe Violin is a 2005 Mexican drama film directed by Francisco Vargas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ángel Tavira – Don Plutarco* Gerardo Taracena – Genaro* Dagoberto Gama – Capitán...
, a 2005 Mexican film - Violin (film)Violin (film)Violin is a 2011 Malayalam musical romance film directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Asif Ali and Nithya Menon in the lead roles, and Vijayaraghavan, Nedumudi Venu, Sreejith Ravi, Chembil Asokan, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan and Reena Basheer in other major roles. The film is about two youngsters who are...
, a 2011 Malayalam film
Locations
- Pulau BiolaPulau BiolaBiola is a small 0.4-hectare island located off the southwestern coast of Singapore, between Pulau Senang to its north and Pulau Satumu to its south.-Panoramic image:-External links:* - Google Maps...
, island off the coast of Singapore that is also known as Violin Island
Medicine
- VIOLIN, Vaccine Investigation and Online Information Network
Instruments
- Violin familyViolin familyThe violin family of musical instruments was developed in Italy in the sixteenth century. The standard modern violin family consists of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass....
, family of string based instruments developed in sixteenth century Italy - Violin octetViolin octetThe violin octet is a family of stringed instruments developed in the 20th century primarily under the direction of the American luthier Carleen Hutchins. Each instrument is based directly on the traditional violin and shares its acoustical properties, with the goal of a richer and more homogeneous...
, family of string based instruments developed in twentieth century United States of America - Bass violinBass violinBass violin is the generic modern term used to denote various 16th- and 17th-century forms of bass instruments of the violin family. They were the direct ancestor of the modern cello. Bass violins were usually somewhat larger than the modern cello, but tuned the same or sometimes just one step...
, - Baritone violinBaritone violinA Baritone violin is a member of the violin family and has two specific meanings:* a violin tuned an octave below conventional violin tuning . This is commonly accomplished by stringing a standard violin with heavy gauge strings, sometimes specially manufactured for this purpose. Oversize...
, violin variant either one octave below convention or the third largest member of the violin octet family - Baroque violinBaroque violinA baroque violin is, in common usage, any violin whose neck, fingerboard, bridge, and tailpiece are of the type used during the baroque period. Such an instrument may be an original built during the baroque and never changed to modern form; or a modern replica built as a baroque violin; or an...
, violin whose design is based in the baroque period - Electric violinElectric violinAn electric violin is a violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound. The term most properly refers to an instrument purposely made to be electrified with built-in pickups, usually with a solid body...
, electrical variant of the standard violin - Five string violinFive string violinThe Five string violin is a descendant of the traditional four string violin. It consists of a violin-shaped body, neck and pegbox, slightly exaggerated to fit a fifth string....
, five string variant of the violin - Kit violinKit violinThe kit violin, dancing master's kit, or kit , is a stringed musical instrument. It is essentially a very small violin, designed to fit in a pocket — hence its other common name, the pochette...
, small violin designed to fit in a pocket - Nail violinNail violinThe nail violin is a musical instrument which was invented by German violinist Johann Wilde in 1740. Wilde was inspired to create the instrument when he accidentally drew his bow across a metal peg, which produced a musical sound...
, instrument categorised as a friction idiophone - Stroh violinStroh violinStroh violin, Strohviol, or Strohviol, is a trade name for a horn-violin, or violinophone—a violin that amplifies its sound through a metal resonator and metal horns rather than a wooden sound box as on a standard violin. The instrument is named after its designer, John Matthias Augustus Stroh, an...
, violin that uses metal resonators or metal horns to amplify sounds - Tenor violinTenor violinA tenor violin is an instrument with a range between those of the cello and the viola. An earlier development of the evolution of the violin family of instruments, the instrument is not standard in the modern symphony orchestra...
, instrument with a range between a cello and a viola
Albums and songs
- Violin (album)Violin (album)Violin was the first album released by violinst Vanessa-Mae. It was recorded in October 1990, near her 12th birthday, and released shortly afterwards in March 1991...
, album by violinst Vanessa-Mae - The Violin PlayerThe Violin PlayerThe Violin Player was the first techno/pop album by classical and pop musician Vanessa-Mae, released in 1995 . It is also the first album Vanessa-Mae released on the EMI label....
, album by violinist Vanessa-Mae - Sounding the New ViolinSounding the New ViolinSounding the New Violin is an album of 20th century works for solo violin by American and Canadian composers, released by the American violinist Malcolm Goldstein....
, album of collected twentieth century violin works - Who Touched My Violin StringWho Touched My Violin StringWho Touched My Violin String is the first studio album from Chinese singer and songwriter Zhou Bichang, released on August 12, 2006. It won the Best Album Award at the 2006 Guangdong 9+2 Music Awards...
, album by Zhou Bichang - 1000 no Violin1000 no Violinis a song by The Blue Hearts, released as the band's fifteenth single. It reached #47 on the Oricon charts in 1993. It was part of the band's sixth album, Stick Out. The music and lyrics were written by Masatoshi Mashima.-Details:...
, single by The Blue Hearts - Love Is Like a ViolinLove Is Like a Violin"Love Is Like a Violin" is a song by Irish band Tír na nÓg. It was released in early April 1985 as a single, with a new version of "Daisy Lady" as its B-side to coincide with a 14-date Irish tour after the reunification of the band...
, single by Tír na nÓg - Violin, a children's song by alternative rockAlternative rockAlternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are...
on their album No!
Other
- Violin authenticationViolin AuthenticationViolin authentication is the process of determining the maker and date of a violin. Multiple references may be required to assist in the process of authentication...
, process of determining the maker and date of a violin - Violin concertoViolin concertoA violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day...
, concertoConcertoA concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
written for solo violinists and orchestra - Violin sonataViolin sonataA violin sonata is a musical composition for violin, which is nearly always accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument, or by figured bass in the Baroque period.-A:*Ella Adayevskaya**Sonata Greca for Violin or Clarinet and Piano...
, sonata solo violin musical composition - List of compositions for violin and orchestra
- List of violinists
- One Thousand ViolinsOne Thousand ViolinsOne Thousand Violins were a sixties-influenced indie-pop group from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who had several UK Indie Chart hits in the late 1980s.-History:...
, an eighties indie-pop group