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Scan 155
The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates;, 1910
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1of a fourth (most generally used and easiest), of a fifth, or of a third major and minor; a few examples are subjoined; the complete list would be beyond the scope of this work.
3Natural Harmonics on the G string.
5The little notes above show the harmonics, the crotchets below, the note touched to produce it.
7Artificial Harmonics
9Sounded
11Written
134th finger. 4th finger. 3rd finger.
141st finger. 1st finger. 1st finger.
16The crotchets played with the first finger are pressed firmly, and the minims are touched lightly with the 4th or 3rd finger, thus producing various harmonics.
18Compass. The compass of the violin varies from three to four octaves generally in the orchestra, but in the high register no true limits can be assigned, for the virtuosi are continually extending it according to their skill.
20The treble or G clef is used in notation.
22The violin is a non-transposing instrument, which can play in all keys (the music for it sounds as written), but
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