violin
bowed string instrument
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Summary
violin is a type of musical instrument[1]. violin ranks in the top 10% of type of musical instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,050 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Instrument of the Year[3]
- Subclass of: necked box lute played with a bow[4], bowed string instrument[5]
- Part of: violin family[6]
- Commons category: Violins[7]
- Said to be the same as: fiddle[8]
- Unicode character: 🎻[9]
- Has part(s): scroll[10], fretboard[11], pegbox[12], bridge[13], fine tuner[14], tailpiece[15], chinrest[16], neck[17], f-hole[18], Decke (Saiteninstrument)[19], sound box[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Violins[21]
- Commons gallery: Violin[22]
- Described by source: Vlastenský slovník historický[23], Riemann's Music Dictionary[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], The New Student's Reference Work[30]
- Used by: violinist[31]
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 321.322-71[32]
- Different from: viola[33], Q13014533[34], Biola[35]
- Lowest note: G3[36]
- Connects with: violin bow[37]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04536866-n[38]
- Derivative work: evio[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[40], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[41]
Why It Matters
violin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] violin is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
FAQs
What awards did violin receive?
Honors received include Instrument of the Year[3].