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Violins family are
violin, viola, cello and double bass. violin is
the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violins
family. The violin, with the highest voice of
the four, is the soprano of the family. The viola
is the alto, the cello is a combination tenor-baritone-bass,
and the double bass is the basso profondo, the
“deep bass”. All four instruments are played with
a bow, but they can be plucked as well.
The viola is a bigger instrument than the violin
(anywhere from one to three inches longer), but
like the violin it's played under the chin, held
up with the left hand. It has four strings tuned
in fifths (C G D A).
The cello is always played sitting down, the instrument
held between the legs and supported by a sharpened
endpin that sticks in the floor. Its four strings
are tuned an octave lower than the viola.
The double bass is so large that the player must
either stand or lean against a high stool. It
is the largest and the lowest-pitched of the stringed
instruments. it measures between 1.60 m and 2
m and has four strings tuned in fifths (E A D
G).
The other violins family members share the basic
features of the violin: four strings, a hollow
wooden body, which acts as an amplifier for the
vibrations of the strings, and a long, narrow
neck with a fingerboard (not fretted) glued to
it.
Pictures below respectively
show you the other members of violins family :
viola, cello, double
bass.
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