Bowed string instrument explained
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]
List of bowed string instruments
Violin family
- Variants on the standard members of the violin family include:
Viol family (Viola da Gamba family)
- Variants on the standard four members of the viol family include:
Lyra and rebec type
Chinese bowed instruments
Rosined wheel instruments
The following instruments are sounded by means of a turning wheel that acts as the bow:
Other bowed instruments
See also
Notes and References
- Friedrich Behn, Musikleben im Altertum und frühen page 159
