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Introduction to violin
The origin of the violin can be traced back to the Egyptian musical instrument "lyre" more than 2000 years ago, and the modern violin has been familiar to people since about 1550. It evolved from the popular musical instruments Rebeck and Tillila at that time, and it was the golden age of violin making, with many famous violin makers. /kloc-When the violin first appeared in Italy in the 6th century, it was usually used for dancing, singing or directly playing songs. /kloc-At the beginning of the 0/7th century, with the appearance of violin sonatas, the playing techniques also developed. C. farina (about 1600 ~ about 1640) in his creation of 1627, he used two tones, vibrato, vibrato and high position to simulate the sounds of cats, dogs, flutes, drums and guitars. Some performers and composers followed suit; So the music scene at that time was flooded with works simulating the voices of cuckoo, nightingale and rooster. It was not until the second half of17th century that Italian composer and violinist A. corelli put the violin art on the right track.

The violin consists of more than 30 parts. Its main components are head, body, neck, shaft, string, bridge, chin rest, bow, panel, side plate, sound column and so on.