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100

The clef a viola player would use

the alto clef

100

Location where the first violin was made

Cremona Italy

100

Composer of Ode to Joy

Beethoven

100

Price of the most expensive violin in the world

15-20 million

100

Best music pun

200

The correct pronunciation of fff

fortississimo or triple forte

200

Family of instruments from which the violin was derived

The viol (string) family (including the lyra)

200

Vivaldi's famous group of four violin concerti

The four seasons

200

Number of individual pieces of wood that go into the construction of one violin

70

200

Best music joke

300

How to play this note

Strong marcato or martellato it requires a greater accent than the usual marcato

300

This musical period came after the Renaissance period but before the Classical period and featured iconic composers such as Bach.

The Baroque period

300

A Mendelssohn violin concerto, this popular and frequently played piece was his last large orchestral work, a typical performance lasts just under half an hour

Violin concerto in E minor, Op. 64

300

World record for fastest violin playing (in number of notes per second)

13 notes per second (10-15 acceptable)

300

Best drawing of a violin blindfolded

400

Length of bar held by this note (6 dashes)

1/256

400

Original material used for making violin strings

Animal guts

400

Written by Paganini this is the most famous caprice of his set of 24, and is in A minor.

Caprice no. 24 in A minor

400

Number of calories playing the violin for one hour burns

170 calories (150 - 200 acceptable)

400

Best playing of twinkle twinkle using the wrong hands


500

How to play a note indicated by this:

Sesquiflat denotes a note to be played three quarters lower than regular

500

This famous italian violinist and composer is considered to be one of the first rock stars. He had a habit for gambling and being a womanizer, but his skill with a violin was unmatched

Niccolo Paganini

500

Written by Mozart at only 19, this famous violin concerto begins:

Violin concerto no. 3 in G major

500

Length of the largest violin in the world

4.27 m long, bow is 5.2 m! (Acceptable range 3-5 m)


500

Best air violin

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