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Sites that deal with the general subjects for the violin family of instruments, that include viola, 'cello, and bass, should submit to Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings

Wholesalers and distributers should submit to Business: Arts and Entertainment: Music: Wholesale and Distribution

Repair sites should be sent to Arts: Music: Instruments: Repair

The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched of the standard modern bowed strings. The viola, cello, and double bass have their own categories.
Submissions that deal with specific violin subjects for the violin, need to submit sites that correspond to the one of the subcategories under the Bowed Strings: Violin category:
For violinists' sites - Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Violinists
For sites of violin makers - Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Makers
For sites that specialize in violin sales with online options for purchase - Shopping: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin
Sites that deal specifically with general electric violin subjects - electric or amplified violin - should be submitted to one of he electric bowed string categories:
Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Electric
Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Makers: Electric Violins

Fiddling

What should be submitted here:

Working and active bulletin boards/forums about fiddling that people can post to.
Active chat rooms about fiddling that people can use.
Links directly to chat rooms, forums and bulletin boards.

What shouldn't be posted here:

Chat rooms, forums and bulletin boards that are not about fiddling.
Chat rooms, forums and bulletin boards that don't work.
Chat rooms, forums and bulletin boards that are about specific artists.
E-zines or resources where the forum is only a small portion of the web site.
Chat rooms, forums and bulletin boards that require registration to view posts.

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Violin makers or those who provide information and resources regarding violin makers should submit their sites to this category. Those who make other stringed instruments (e.g., viola, cello, contrabass) as well as the violin should submit their sites to:

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Makers.

This category is intended for those musical instrument makers who limit themselves to the violin.

Organizations

Violin organizations, societies, and associations.

Violinists

Please submit only sites by and for accomplished "modern" classical violinists, those who are currently active (for example, "Midori") or whose careers date back to the twentieth century (for example, "Jascha Heifetz"). Sites can include biographies, discographies, sound and video clips, analyses of playing style, or discographies.

For violinists who are not exclusively classical violinists or don't otherwise conform to requirenets to be listed in this category, please see if your submission would fit the requirements for another category. Below are some of a number of categories that list violinists and fiddle players:

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: Bluegrass http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/Bluegrass/

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: Cajun http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/Cajun/

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: Country http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/Country/

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: English http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/English/

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: Irish http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/Irish/

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: Klezmer http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/Klezmer/

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: Old Time - American http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/Old_Time_-_American/

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: Old Time - Canadian http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/Old_Time_-_Canadian/

Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Bowed Strings: Violin: Fiddling: Fiddlers: Scottish http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/Violin/Fiddling/Fiddlers/Scottish/

Arts: Music: Styles: J: Jazz: Bands and Artists: Violinists, Violists and Cellists http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Styles/J/Jazz/Bands_and_Artists/Violinists,_Violists_and_Cellists/

Arts: Music: Styles: F: Folk: Bands and Artists http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Styles/F/Folk/Bands_and_Artists/

Also, see:

Arts: Music: Styles http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Styles/

Arts: Music: Regional http://editors.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Regional/

more information (editors only)

Classical violinists use the playing styles and repertory of Western classical music. Western classical violin music is generally understood as the formal 'art music' traditions that originated in Europe in the 16th century have continued to present time with music written by composers that range from Corelli and Vivaldi to Philip Glass.

Last update: 7:16 PT, Friday, August 31, 2007 - edit