Q&A: Who Invented The Violin?
Who Invented The Violin?
We get asked this a lot. Unfortunately the answer is: Nobody knows.
But what people who ask this often want to know is how and when the violin came into being in its modern form. The best answer is gradual development between 1500 and 1600, but it was most likely around 1550 that a definite 'standard' for violin construction was formed. The violin is descended from early types of fiddle, such as the rebec and the viol, and the first violins were built using techniques adapted from rebec and viol construction.
Who Was The First Violin Maker?
As for the first maker, well, there's no definite answer to that either. Andrea Amati was.... [Click Here To Read More...]
We get asked this a lot. Unfortunately the answer is: Nobody knows.
But what people who ask this often want to know is how and when the violin came into being in its modern form. The best answer is gradual development between 1500 and 1600, but it was most likely around 1550 that a definite 'standard' for violin construction was formed. The violin is descended from early types of fiddle, such as the rebec and the viol, and the first violins were built using techniques adapted from rebec and viol construction.Who Was The First Violin Maker?
As for the first maker, well, there's no definite answer to that either. Andrea Amati was.... [Click Here To Read More...]
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