World of Musical Instruments

Violin

Violin

The violin is the smallest and highest‑pitched member of the violin family. It has a hollow wooden body and four strings tuned in perfect fifths: G₃, D₄, A₄ and E₅. The instrument is usually played by drawing a bow across the strings, but the strings can also be plucked with the fingers (a technique known as pizzicato). Developed in 16th‑century Italy, the violin has become central to Western classical music and is featured in many other genres including folk, jazz and popular music.

Family Chordophone (String)
Strings Four (G₃, D₄, A₄, E₅)
Playing method Bowed with a horse‑hair bow; plucked for pizzicato
Origin Developed in Italy during the 16th century

[1] Wikipedia notes that the violin is the smallest and highest‑pitched instrument in the violin family and that it has a hollow wooden body and four strings tuned G₃, D₄, A₄ and E₅【565499021437877†L331-L340】.

[2] The same source explains that the violin is played by drawing a bow across the strings or plucking them, and that the instrument was developed in 16th‑century Italy and is important in classical and other genres【565499021437877†L343-L355】.