Bowed strings/Violin Sheet Music

An instrument with a few thousand years of history behind the neck, the violin is the most popular and indemand string instrument among children and pro musicians of today. Translated simply as ‘stringed instrument’ (Lat. ‘virtula’), it has the rebec and the ravanatha among its oldest ancestors. As for the modern-looking violin, it appeared in the 16th century when the famous House of Medici asked the local luthier Andrea Amati to create a small wooden analogue of the lyre that would sound as beautiful but would be easier to carry around. That was the beginning of the violin as we know it today, and the outstanding luthiers Guarneri, Stradivarius and Stainer expanded the violin craftwork further. Although the violin used to be an instrument of the lower class in the very beginning, thanks to the interest of such classical music monsters as Bach, Mozart and Vivaldi, it soon became extremely popular in all layers of the society around the world. Some of the world’s top violinists list includes the names of Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz, David Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin and many others. It was recently proved that the violinists are capable of using both sides of the brain more effectively than those who don’t play this little wonder-buddy. In order to help you make the most of your brain we have prepared the most extensive violin sheet music collection that you can make use of without even leaving your home.