Do they have different numbers of strings? Are they made of different types of wood? No, neither of these is true! In fact, the violin and the fiddle are the same instrument. The violin or fiddle developed from earlier string instruments. It was first played during the Renaissance.
This includes most songs played by an orchestra. What is folk music? It can include other styles of music, such as bluegrass, country, and Cajun.
Folk music can also include songs written in response to a time period, such as protest songs. When it comes to playing music, fiddlers improvise more often than violinists do. Folk music is usually meant for dancing. To entertain an audience, fiddlers can add their own flair to the music as they play.
For a person playing the violin in an orchestra , things are much different. Most often, they play music written by a composer. It takes a lot of practice to play a piece of music exactly how it was written.
Some violinists write their own music, as well. Have you ever seen a fiddle or violin played at a concert? The instrument is a very popular addition to many types of music. Would you like to be a fiddler or violinist one day? It takes a lot of time and practice to become skilled on this instrument. Pick up a bow and get started today! With enough determination , you could become a world-famous musician.
We are undergoing some spring clearing site maintenance and need to temporarily disable the commenting feature. Is there a difference? What is the difference? Does it only depend on musical style, or is there a physical distinction between the "two" instruments?
In fact, in almost all instances, there is little or no physical difference between the two instruments at all. The main components — body, neck, pegbox, and scroll — are identical no matter which term is used.
The only true physical distinction between the two is in the instrument setup: things like string choice classical violinists may choose a traditional material while fiddlers might prefer steel , tuners a "fiddle" might be more likely to feature fine-tuners on all four strings , and bridges.
Some fiddle players choose to use a modified bridge with some of the wood trimmed off of top of the arch, which flattens the curve and makes it easier to perform "double" or possibly even "triple" stops where multiple strings are played at the same time. Indeed, the double stop is more frequently utilized in "fiddling" music. Even during instrumental breaks the violin breathes, taking time for pauses and long-held notes.
Tempos are generally relaxed, giving the players space to deploy a wealth of violin techniques: playing in higher positions, broad slides, vibrato, tremolo, or pizzicato. In contrast to Western-Classical violin standards, the European-American and African-American fiddle and violin styles share a wide variety of ways that players set up and hold the instrument.
They may fatten the curve of the bridge to facilitate double stops, or cut the bridge lower than the classical norm for an easier action. Some fiddle players hold the bow stick several inches up from the frog or rest the palm of the left hand against the neck. Still others use what a Classical player would consider a fairly standard setup and hold. When I perform for social occasions like weddings, I play several tunes that are hard to fit tight into either the violin or the fiddle category.
Setting it this way gives easy access to plenty of double-stops using open strings for a big, bold sound, heightening the anticipation among the assembled guests.
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