There is no doubt that everyone knows the violin. The refined case, soft, classical sound makes the violin the most attractive of the entire string-bow group of instruments. It has four strings, and despite the fact that all violins are the same, their timbre can be completely different. Most often this is due to differences in materials.
There are alto and soprano violins - instruments that play in low and high registers, respectively. Also, violins can be made of wood - the so-called acoustic violins, and can be made of metal or, in extreme cases, plastic - electro-violins.
Violins, as well as pianos, perform equally well both in ensemble and in solo play, therefore there is an incalculable number of pieces for violins, and they continue to be created.
According to some sources, the Spanish fidel is considered the progenitor of the violin. Other resources say that her ancestors were the Arab rebab and Kazakh kobyz. First, these instruments formed the so-called "viola", from which comes the Latin name for the violin - "violin". Violins are widely used (as a folk instrument) in Romania, Ukraine and Belarus.
The best violins in the world are the violins of the great, talented Italian master - Stradivari, or rather the so-called "golden period" of his work - the late 17th - early 18th centuries. The violins he created sounded so magical and unusual that his contemporaries talked that he sold his soul to the devil. It is known that Stradivari created about 1000 violins, but only about 600 violins of the great master have survived to our times, each costing from one to three million euros.
Some interesting facts. Albert Einstein once performed in a tavern, playing the violin. One journalist who followed this and after finding out the name of this artist wrote a note about it in the newspaper. Einstein left it to himself and told everyone that he was a violinist, not a great scientist. There is also a legend that while painting Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci ordered to play the violins. It is believed that her smile is a reflection of music.
