# The Violin Some Account of That Leading Instrument and Its Most Eminent Professors, from Its Earliest Date to the Present Time; with Hints to Amateurs, Anecdotes, etc.

Author: Dubourg, George, 1799-1882

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40289

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## Summary

The Fiddle Family—the Epigonion—the Semicon—the Plectrum—the Magadis and Sambuce—Orpheus and the lyre—the Plectrum an implement of percussion, not a bow—the Egyptian Chelys—Orpheus at Versailles—the fidicula of the Latin Dictionary—Welch claims—Crowd and Crowder—Instrument of the Saxon Glee-men—Strutt’s sports and pastimes—Italy—Successive stages of the invention—the Sounding-board—the neck—the bow—the Rebec—the viol—conversion of the viol into the violin—the tenor viol, &c.—chest of viols—Cremona fiddles—Hieronymus Amati—Galilei’s dialogues—claim of the Neapolitans—violins and organs in Verona in 1580—Corelli’s Violin, and Annibale Caracci—Piccoli Violini alla Francese—Monteverdi’s _Orfe...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Part 3. Studies selected from Beethoven, Haydn, &c.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-violin-some-account-of-that-leading-instrument-and-its-most-5478b41e/chapters/7/index.md)