violin
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When a violin string is plucked, it produces a main tone along with a series of overtones.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
A vibrating violin behind a fiery curtain and a song about star-crossed planets are among the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
A violin floats between the guitars, evoking country earthiness with an elegiac tone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
After studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London, she toured the world with the female electric violin quartet Escala after reaching the final of Britain's Got Talent in 2008.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Izzy, who had been playing violin since she was four, and had been assigned second chair even though she was a freshman, should have had nothing to fear.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing violin
Musical Instruments - Introductory
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