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Also known as fiddle

The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the pochette, but these are virtually unused. Most violins have a hollow wooden body, and commonly have four strings (sometimes five), usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and are most commonly played by drawing a bow across the strings. The violin can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and, in

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The violin is a small wooden stringed instrument with four strings (sometimes five) that is typically played by drawing a bow across the strings, though it can also be played by plucking. It is the highest-pitched instrument in regular use in the violin family and remains widely used in musical performances today.

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Key facts

Instrument.name: Violin
Instrument.names: Fiddle
Instrument.image: Violin VL100.png
Instrument.image_capt: A standard modern violin shown from the top and the side
Instrument.background: string
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs: 321.322-71
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc: Composite chordophone sounded by a bow
Instrument.developed: Early 16th century
Instrument.range: 130px|center
Instrument.related: Violin family (viola, cello, double bass) Viol family (some historians argue the double bass developed from the bass viol)
Instrument.musicians: List of violinists
Instrument.builders: List of luthiers
Instrument.sound sample: File:Violin sounds and techniques.oggRecording of violinist demonstrating different sounds of the violin