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Bowed string instrument

String instrument played by a bow rubbing the strings From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"Bowed" redirects here. For the social gesture, see Bowing. For the playing technique, see Bowing (music).

Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the instrument emits as sound.

Despite the numerous specialist studies devoted to the origin of bowing, the origin of bowing remains unknown.[1]

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List of bowed string instruments

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Violin family

Variants on the standard members of the violin family include
Instruments of Violin family

Viol family (Viola da Gamba family)

Variants on the standard four members of the viol family include
Instruments of Viol family

Lyra and rebec type

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An Indonesian music performer playing with his Rebab.

Chinese bowed instruments

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Two performers playing the Erhu, sometimes known as the Chinese fiddle.

Rosined wheel instruments

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A performer playing the Morin Khuur, the Mongolian Horse Fiddle

The following instruments are sounded by means of a turning wheel that acts as the bow:

Other bowed instruments

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