The violin
an amazing instrument
The violin is a very popular instrument known all over the world for it's
beautiful sound. The instrument is over 400 years old, and has developed
in many ways. Nowadays, thousands of people play the violin, but only a
few have made their own unique contribution to violin playing and
classical music in general. It is an instrument used for multiple styles of
music, like classical music, Indian music, folk music (fiddling), jazz and
Arabic music.
A few famous violinists are:
- Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)
- David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (1908-1974)
- Itzhak Perlman (1945-)
- Hilary Hahn (1979-)
- Sarah Chang (1980-)
