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By the 16th century the Scottish fiddle was more like the instrument we know today - based on the Italian models. At this time there was no difference in the music played by the court and that played by the peasants but after 1603 this changed when the court moved to London.
It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the style of the music played may determine specific construction differences between fiddles and classical violins.
In Scotland, the fiddle became a popular instrument at the beginning of the 18th century. The first published collections of music for violin in Scotland were often song tunes with instrumental variations, where the violin was an alternative to the flute or oboe.
Jun 28, 2014 · The Lira is the Origin of the Violin. The history of bowed string musical instruments in Europe goes back to the 9th century with the lira (or lūrā, Greek: λύρα) of the Byzantine Empire, a bowed instrument (held upright).
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In music history, the music of the English Renaissance is noted for its complex polyphonic vocal music, both sacred and secular, and the emergence of instrumental music. With the gradual shift in the early Baroque period, England experienced a decline in musical standing among European nations.
May 16, 2007 · From an etymological point of view, the four-letter verb, which seems to have been borrowed from Low (that is, northern) German at the beginning of the 16th century, means “move back and forth” and therefore belongs with fiddle, fick-fack, and the rest, designating movements that are fitful by nature, whether aimless, trifling, “finikin ...
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Both an original take on a well-known period in early music and a key work of reference for scholars, this volume makes an important contribution to the history of music.
