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| + | [[File:Violin.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A violinist at the [[1994]] [[Yule Ball]].]] |
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| + | During their performance of ''[[Something Wicked This Way Comes]]'' at the [[1993]] [[Start-of-Term Feast]], a member of the [[Hogwarts orchestra]] played the violin.<ref name="PAf">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''</ref> Violins were also played in the [[1994]] [[Yule Ball]] of the [[Triwizard Tournament]].<ref name="GFf17">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' - Chapter 17 (''The Yule Ball'')</ref> |
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| − | The violin is sometimes informally called a ''fiddle'', regardless of the type of music played on it. The word ''violin'' comes from the [[Latin|Middle Latin]] word ''vitula'', meaning ''stringed instrument''; this word is also believed to be the source of the Germanic "fiddle". The violin, while it has ancient origins, acquired most of its modern characteristics in [[16th century|16th-century]] [[Italy]], with some further modifications occurring in the [[18th century]]. Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the [[Wikipedia:Gasparo da Salò|Gasparo da Salò]], [[Wikipedia:Giovanni Paolo Maggini|Giovanni Paolo Maggini]], [[Wikipedia:Stradivari|Stradivari]], [[Wikipedia:Guarneri|Guarneri]] and [[Wikipedia:Amati|Amati]] families from the 16th to the 18th century in Brescia and Cremona and by [[Wikipedia:Jacob Stainer|Jacob Stainer]] in Austria. Great numbers of instruments have come from the hands of "lesser" makers, as well as still greater numbers of mass-produced commercial "trade violins" coming from cottage industries in places such as Saxony, Bohemia, and Mirecourt. Many of these trade instruments were formerly sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and other mass merchandisers. |
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| − | A person who makes or repairs violins is called a luthier, or simply a violin maker. The parts of a violin are usually made from different types of wood (although electric violins may not be made of wood at all, since their sound may not be dependent on specific acoustic characteristics of the instrument's construction), and it is usually strung with gut, nylon or other synthetic, or steel strings. |
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| + | *In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', there is a violin in the [[Chamber of Secrets]], in the [[Lower Chambers Portrait Corridor]] and in front of the [[Quidditch pitch]] in the [[Time-Turner|past]] of [[1993–1994 school year]]. |
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| + | *One of the possible questions that can be asked during the [[Sorting ceremony|sorting quiz]] on ''[[Pottermore]]'' is about musical instrument preferences. One of the possible answers is the violin. |
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| − | Someone who plays the violin is called a violinist or a fiddler. The violinist produces sound by drawing a bow across one or more strings (which may be stopped by the fingers of the other hand to produce a full range of pitches), by plucking the strings (with either hand), or by a variety of other techniques. The violin is played by musicians in a wide variety of musical genres, including Baroque music, classical, jazz, folk music, and rock and roll. The violin has come to be played in many non-western music cultures all over the world. |
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| − | While performing at the [[Welcoming feast]] in [[1993]], the [[Hogwarts choir]] used a violin to play. |
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| − | A violin is seen in the [[Chamber of Secrets]] and in the [[Lower Chambers Portrait Corridor]]. |
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| − | Violins are used in [[1994]] during the [[Triwizard Tournament]] [[Yule Ball]]. |
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==Appearances== |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{1st}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{1st}} |
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[[Category:Musical instruments]] |
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Revision as of 20:52, 2 November 2012
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello.
During their performance of Something Wicked This Way Comes at the 1993 Start-of-Term Feast, a member of the Hogwarts orchestra played the violin.[1] Violins were also played in the 1994 Yule Ball of the Triwizard Tournament.[2]
Behind the scenes
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, there is a violin in the Chamber of Secrets, in the Lower Chambers Portrait Corridor and in front of the Quidditch pitch in the past of 1993–1994 school year.
- One of the possible questions that can be asked during the sorting quiz on Pottermore is about musical instrument preferences. One of the possible answers is the violin.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) - Chapter 17 (The Yule Ball)