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The M. Steinert collection of keyed and stringed instruments : with various treatises on the history of these instruments, the method of playing them, and their influence on musical art, 1893
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1THE HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN
2AND
3OTHER STRINGED INSTRUMENTS.
5THE crwth, retaining the shape of the small Roman lyre, forms an obvious link between the instruments of antiquity and modern times. The time of the use of the bow in connection with musical instruments, is unknown. Before the 13th century there existed various modifications of stringed instruments which were either plucked with the fingers or set in vibration by means of the bow and were called "fiddle, crwth, Rotte-Geige (Gigue Jig) and Rebec." In the beginning of the 13th century in connection with the advent of the Troubadours and their remarkable influence on literature and music a new instrument appeared in the south of Europe. It was called "Viole" or "Vielle" and also Guitar fiddle. The Guitar fiddle was used to accompany the voice, it was larger than its predecessors, its increased size being due to the addition of a waist whereby the bow was enabled to reach the strings. In fact it was a combination of the guitar, hurdy-gurdy and viole in one; being either plucked with the fingers, the guitar; played with the bow, viole; or set in motion by a wheel, the hurdy-gurdy. The viole was also employed to accompany the voice and through the development of choral singing violes of different pitches and sizes were introduced.
7In the 15th century instruments were made to correspond in size to the pitch of the human voice. In order to give these
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