Scan 175

Musical instruments, 1925

44 lines. Read by computer on 21 September 2026. Printed page 161. See the scan on archive.org.

1THE VIOLIN FAMILY

3QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

51. What city is identified with the highest development of the Violin?

72. Mention the most celebrated makers.

93. Give a general description of the Violin, and how its strings are tuned.

114. How are the tones of the various scales produced?

135. Tell something of the positions in Violin playing.

156. What are double stops?

177. What are harmonics?

198. Give the signs for up-bow and down-bow.

219. What is a tremolo?

2310. Explain pizzicato.

2511. What is the meaning of col legno?

2712. What is a sordine?

2913. Describe the Viola and show how it is tuned.

3114. What is its chief mission?

3315. How is the Violoncello tuned?

3516. Tell something of the character of its different strings.

3717. Give the tuning of the strings of the Double Bass and explain their true pitch.

3918. Describe the Viol d'Amour.

4119. Tell something of the String Quartet and its place in musical art.

4320. What is the meaning of First and Second Violin in concerted music?

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