hello,
The complete list of violins shape type of instruments in an orchsetra consist of the following?
violon-cello
double-bass
cello
violin
viola
Is this all? Why violin and viola look exactly the same? They only differ in their playing range.
thanks.
List of string instruments in orchestra (violin shape type)
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Re: List of string instruments in orchestra (violin shape ty
from high to low, the string group in the orchestra or string-quartet (plus bass)
Violin
Second Violin
Viola
Cello
Doublebass / Contrabass
Violin, Viola and Cello look the same, only the size is different.
Naturally 1st and 2nd violin are the same instruments, the viola is bigger (no standard size. There are slightly bigger ones than violins and real bigger ones for bigger humans because they get difficult to hold on your shoulder). Cello is the largest one so it has to be played in the upright position.
Doublebass is not a violin-type instrument but a Viola da Gamba type, which has different strings, tuning and is built differently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viol
Wikipedia is a very good and accurate source for these basic instrument questions. There are books about instruments but they are mostly obsolete. (I don't mean books about instrumentation, which is a guide how to use and to combine them).
Violin
Second Violin
Viola
Cello
Doublebass / Contrabass
Violin, Viola and Cello look the same, only the size is different.
Naturally 1st and 2nd violin are the same instruments, the viola is bigger (no standard size. There are slightly bigger ones than violins and real bigger ones for bigger humans because they get difficult to hold on your shoulder). Cello is the largest one so it has to be played in the upright position.
Doublebass is not a violin-type instrument but a Viola da Gamba type, which has different strings, tuning and is built differently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viol
Wikipedia is a very good and accurate source for these basic instrument questions. There are books about instruments but they are mostly obsolete. (I don't mean books about instrumentation, which is a guide how to use and to combine them).
Re: List of string instruments in orchestra (violin shape ty
Small violin
Violin
Big violin
Really big violin
Huge violin
Violin
Big violin
Really big violin
Huge violin