What was the ancester of the violin?

Answer 1

String instrument specialists think the first violin was made sometime in the early 16th century - maybe sometime between about 1500 and 1520 or so - but no-one knows for sure because it was probably made as an improvement to an earlier instrument.

The first "famous" violins - such as those made by Andrea Amati - were made around the year 1560.

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The violin emerged in northern Italy in the early 16th century. Most likely the first makers of violins borrowed from three types of current instruments: the rebec, in use since the 10th century (itself derived from the Arabic rebab), the Renaissance fiddle, and the lira da braccio. One of the earliest explicit descriptions of the instrument, including its tuning, was in the Epitome musical by Jambe de Fer, published in Lyon in 1556. By this time the violin had already begun to spread throughout Europe. The oldest documented violin to have four strings, like the modern violin, was constructed in 1555 by Andrea Amati. Other violins, documented significantly earlier, only had three strings. The violin immediately became very popular, both among street musicians and the nobility, illustrated by the fact that the French king Charles IX ordered Amati to construct 24 violins for him in 1560. The oldest surviving violin, dated inside, is from this set, and is known as the "Charles IX," made in Cremona c. 1560. "The Messiah" or "Le Messie" (also known as the "Salabue") made by Antonio Stradivari in 1716 remains pristine, never having been used. It is now located in the Ashmolean Museum of Oxford.

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Answer 2

Believed to be from Northern Italy in the 1600's.

The violin originates from Central Asia, here's a wiki quote "The earliest stringed instruments were mostly plucked (e.g. the Greek lyre). Bowed instruments may have originated in the equestrian cultures of Central Asia, an example being the Kobyz (Kazakh: қобыз) or kyl-kobyz is an ancient Turkic, Kazakh string instrument or Mongolian instrument Morin huur:Turkic and Mongolian horsemen from Inner Asia were probably the world's earliest fiddlers. Their two-stringed upright fiddles were strung with horsehair strings, played with horsehair bows, and often feature a carved horse's head at the end of the neck. The violins, violas, and cellos we play today, and whose bows are still strung with horsehair, are a legacy of the nomads."

Answer 3

violins were in vented way back before christ but the modern one that has four strings was made close to 100 years ago. the violin started of has a banjo until a man called john violin discovered puting te banjo on your shoulder and playing with a bow. he named it after his sur name - violin- and then made up notes for it and taught himself and ended up being really good! years passed and john died but the violin (banjo) lived on. it was almost going out of fashion until a man decided that the violin should look different from a banjo! this man was aundrea amati and he did the violin makeover about 100 years ago! now days the violin is a very treasured instrument thanks to john violin and Andrea Amati! the violin rox my sox i am a violinist very awesome everyday hi

Answer 4

the violin originated from the fiddle and rebec in mideivel times

Answer 5

The viol. Some were held just like the modern violin, while other were played like the cello(between the knees)

Answer 6

Viola da braccio