Most violins have a hollow wooden body, and commonly have four strings (sometimes five [b]), usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and are most commonly played by drawing a bow across the strings.
The violin as we know it emerged in the early 16th century in Italy. It's an extremely expressive stringed instrument that can be played solo, in string quartets or full orchestras: the versatile violin lends its distinctive voice to every genre from classical to popular music.
The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that evolved during the Renaissance from earlier bowed instruments and today is probably the best known and most widely distributed musical instrument in the world.
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The History of the Violin: Its Origin and Evolution Over the Years
Review the basics of how to play the violin, including how to hold the violin, tune your violin, violin fingering, violin care, how to read violin music, and learn violin bow strokes.