Chords for Baroque violin and modern violin: What's the difference? An introduction. 4K UHD
Tempo:
107.475 bpm
Chords used:
G
F#m
D
C#m
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hi, I'm Lisa Grodin, and I play the Baroque violin.
I'm also Lisa Grodin, and I play the modern violin.
You can see right away that the Baroque violin has no chin rest or shoulder rest, and that's
because the instrument was rarely held with the chin.
The modern violin has a chin rest.
[G] Look, no hands.
[D#] It's worth noting that in the Baroque period, there was no standardized way of holding the instrument.
Some held it here, chin off, and some even lower.
[C] There are some differences in the way that modern violinists hold their instruments.
Most prefer some kind of a chin rest, maybe even a shoulder rest, to support the instrument.
The Baroque violin has a shorter fingerboard, but it's still long enough to play all of
the notes written for the violin during the Baroque period.
[C#] [F#m]
[D] [C#m] [D]
[N] The modern violin has a slightly longer fingerboard that has some extra notes at the top.
[G]
The modern violin is pitched at A440, and the four strings sound like this.
[F#m] [C#m]
[B] The Baroque violin was pitched a half step lower, and the pitch wasn't really standardized
until around the 20th century.
There were a lot of different pitches in use during the Baroque period, and they each had
their own distinct sound and color.
[N]
Which brings us to strings.
The strings in the Baroque period were made out of sheepgut, and around 1660, there was
a technique used where there was wire spun around the strings, the lower strings, to
give a little more oomph to the bass.
Those were called overspun strings.
Modern violin strings are made of metal or some kind of synthetic material, sometimes
wound around gut.
Both the modern and the Baroque violins have a tailpiece, a bridge, a bass bar that is
underneath the soundboard inside of the instrument, and also a little dowel, it's called a sound
post, that transmits the vibrations from the top of the instrument to the back.
On the Baroque violin, the tailpiece, the bridge, and the bass bar are a little bit
lighter than those of the modern violin, and so the sound of the Baroque violin is
lighter and more intimate.
In moving on to the neck, the neck of the Baroque violin is more parallel to the instrument,
so that there's not as much tension across the belly of the instrument, and the sound
is a little bit warmer and not as loud.
On my modern violin, the neck is angled back more sharply.
It puts more tension across the belly of the instrument, making a more powerful and kind
of electric sound.
The Baroque violin was played with a Baroque bow.
The Baroque bows came in a lot of different sizes and shapes.
Generally, they tapered to the end, and the sound also tapers to the end.
There's a little clip-in frog by which the bow hair was affixed to the bow stick.
Modern bow doesn't taper to the end.
It actually comes up again in a sort of a smile shape, and there's a lot of weight here,
so a modern violinist can sustain the sound at the end all the way through the bow.
Baroque composers wrote for Baroque violin.
That would include Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Isabella Leonarda, Chevalier de Saint-Georges,
Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Jacques de La Guerre, among many others.
Famous violin makers such as Guarnerius, Guadagnini, Amati, and Stradivarius created instruments
during the Baroque era, and it's a thrill to play music from that time on instruments
from that time.
For Voices of Music, we're Lisa Grodin.
I'm also Lisa Grodin, and I play the modern violin.
You can see right away that the Baroque violin has no chin rest or shoulder rest, and that's
because the instrument was rarely held with the chin.
The modern violin has a chin rest.
[G] Look, no hands.
[D#] It's worth noting that in the Baroque period, there was no standardized way of holding the instrument.
Some held it here, chin off, and some even lower.
[C] There are some differences in the way that modern violinists hold their instruments.
Most prefer some kind of a chin rest, maybe even a shoulder rest, to support the instrument.
The Baroque violin has a shorter fingerboard, but it's still long enough to play all of
the notes written for the violin during the Baroque period.
[C#] [F#m]
[D] [C#m] [D]
[N] The modern violin has a slightly longer fingerboard that has some extra notes at the top.
[G]
The modern violin is pitched at A440, and the four strings sound like this.
[F#m] [C#m]
[B] The Baroque violin was pitched a half step lower, and the pitch wasn't really standardized
until around the 20th century.
There were a lot of different pitches in use during the Baroque period, and they each had
their own distinct sound and color.
[N]
Which brings us to strings.
The strings in the Baroque period were made out of sheepgut, and around 1660, there was
a technique used where there was wire spun around the strings, the lower strings, to
give a little more oomph to the bass.
Those were called overspun strings.
Modern violin strings are made of metal or some kind of synthetic material, sometimes
wound around gut.
Both the modern and the Baroque violins have a tailpiece, a bridge, a bass bar that is
underneath the soundboard inside of the instrument, and also a little dowel, it's called a sound
post, that transmits the vibrations from the top of the instrument to the back.
On the Baroque violin, the tailpiece, the bridge, and the bass bar are a little bit
lighter than those of the modern violin, and so the sound of the Baroque violin is
lighter and more intimate.
In moving on to the neck, the neck of the Baroque violin is more parallel to the instrument,
so that there's not as much tension across the belly of the instrument, and the sound
is a little bit warmer and not as loud.
On my modern violin, the neck is angled back more sharply.
It puts more tension across the belly of the instrument, making a more powerful and kind
of electric sound.
The Baroque violin was played with a Baroque bow.
The Baroque bows came in a lot of different sizes and shapes.
Generally, they tapered to the end, and the sound also tapers to the end.
There's a little clip-in frog by which the bow hair was affixed to the bow stick.
Modern bow doesn't taper to the end.
It actually comes up again in a sort of a smile shape, and there's a lot of weight here,
so a modern violinist can sustain the sound at the end all the way through the bow.
Baroque composers wrote for Baroque violin.
That would include Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Isabella Leonarda, Chevalier de Saint-Georges,
Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Jacques de La Guerre, among many others.
Famous violin makers such as Guarnerius, Guadagnini, Amati, and Stradivarius created instruments
during the Baroque era, and it's a thrill to play music from that time on instruments
from that time.
For Voices of Music, we're Lisa Grodin.
Key:
G
F#m
D
C#m
D#
G
F#m
D
Hi, I'm Lisa Grodin, and I play the Baroque violin.
I'm also Lisa Grodin, and I play the modern violin.
You can see right away that the Baroque violin has no chin rest or shoulder rest, and that's
because the instrument was rarely held with the chin.
The modern violin has a chin rest.
[G] Look, no hands.
_ [D#] _ _ It's worth noting that in the Baroque period, there was no standardized way of holding the instrument.
Some held it here, chin off, and some even lower. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ There are some differences in the way that modern violinists hold their instruments.
Most prefer some kind of a chin rest, maybe even a shoulder rest, to support the instrument.
_ The Baroque violin has a shorter fingerboard, but it's still long enough to play all of
the notes written for the violin during the Baroque period.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[N] _ _ The modern violin has a slightly longer fingerboard that has some extra notes at the top.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The modern violin is pitched at A440, and the four strings sound like this.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ The Baroque violin was pitched a half step lower, and the pitch wasn't really standardized
until around the 20th century.
There were a lot of different pitches in use during the Baroque period, and they each had
their own distinct sound and color.
[N] _
Which brings us to strings.
The strings in the Baroque period were made out of sheepgut, _ and around 1660, there was
a technique used where there was wire spun around the strings, the lower strings, to
give a little more oomph to the bass.
Those were called overspun strings.
Modern violin strings are made of metal or some kind of synthetic material, sometimes
wound around gut.
Both the modern and the Baroque violins have a tailpiece, a bridge, a bass bar that is
underneath the soundboard inside of the instrument, and also a little dowel, it's called a sound
post, that transmits the vibrations from the top of the instrument to the back.
_ _ On the Baroque violin, the tailpiece, the bridge, and the bass bar are a little bit
lighter than those of the modern violin, and so the sound of the Baroque violin is
lighter and more intimate.
_ _ In moving on to the neck, the neck of the Baroque violin is more parallel to the instrument,
so that there's not as much tension across the belly of the instrument, and the sound
is a little bit warmer and not as loud.
On my modern violin, the neck is angled back more sharply.
It puts more tension across the belly of the instrument, making a more powerful and kind
of electric sound.
The Baroque violin was played with a Baroque bow.
The Baroque bows came in a lot of different sizes and shapes.
Generally, they tapered to the end, and the sound also tapers to the end.
There's a little clip-in frog by which the bow hair was affixed to the bow stick.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Modern bow doesn't taper to the end.
It actually comes up again in a sort of a smile shape, and there's a lot of weight here,
so a modern violinist can sustain the sound at the end all the way through the bow. _
Baroque composers wrote for Baroque violin.
That would include Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Isabella Leonarda, _ Chevalier de Saint-Georges,
Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Jacques de La Guerre, among many others. _
Famous violin makers such as Guarnerius, Guadagnini, Amati, and Stradivarius created instruments
during the Baroque era, and it's a thrill to play music from that time on instruments
from that time.
For Voices of Music, we're Lisa Grodin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm also Lisa Grodin, and I play the modern violin.
You can see right away that the Baroque violin has no chin rest or shoulder rest, and that's
because the instrument was rarely held with the chin.
The modern violin has a chin rest.
[G] Look, no hands.
_ [D#] _ _ It's worth noting that in the Baroque period, there was no standardized way of holding the instrument.
Some held it here, chin off, and some even lower. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ There are some differences in the way that modern violinists hold their instruments.
Most prefer some kind of a chin rest, maybe even a shoulder rest, to support the instrument.
_ The Baroque violin has a shorter fingerboard, but it's still long enough to play all of
the notes written for the violin during the Baroque period.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[N] _ _ The modern violin has a slightly longer fingerboard that has some extra notes at the top.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The modern violin is pitched at A440, and the four strings sound like this.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ The Baroque violin was pitched a half step lower, and the pitch wasn't really standardized
until around the 20th century.
There were a lot of different pitches in use during the Baroque period, and they each had
their own distinct sound and color.
[N] _
Which brings us to strings.
The strings in the Baroque period were made out of sheepgut, _ and around 1660, there was
a technique used where there was wire spun around the strings, the lower strings, to
give a little more oomph to the bass.
Those were called overspun strings.
Modern violin strings are made of metal or some kind of synthetic material, sometimes
wound around gut.
Both the modern and the Baroque violins have a tailpiece, a bridge, a bass bar that is
underneath the soundboard inside of the instrument, and also a little dowel, it's called a sound
post, that transmits the vibrations from the top of the instrument to the back.
_ _ On the Baroque violin, the tailpiece, the bridge, and the bass bar are a little bit
lighter than those of the modern violin, and so the sound of the Baroque violin is
lighter and more intimate.
_ _ In moving on to the neck, the neck of the Baroque violin is more parallel to the instrument,
so that there's not as much tension across the belly of the instrument, and the sound
is a little bit warmer and not as loud.
On my modern violin, the neck is angled back more sharply.
It puts more tension across the belly of the instrument, making a more powerful and kind
of electric sound.
The Baroque violin was played with a Baroque bow.
The Baroque bows came in a lot of different sizes and shapes.
Generally, they tapered to the end, and the sound also tapers to the end.
There's a little clip-in frog by which the bow hair was affixed to the bow stick.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Modern bow doesn't taper to the end.
It actually comes up again in a sort of a smile shape, and there's a lot of weight here,
so a modern violinist can sustain the sound at the end all the way through the bow. _
Baroque composers wrote for Baroque violin.
That would include Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Isabella Leonarda, _ Chevalier de Saint-Georges,
Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Jacques de La Guerre, among many others. _
Famous violin makers such as Guarnerius, Guadagnini, Amati, and Stradivarius created instruments
during the Baroque era, and it's a thrill to play music from that time on instruments
from that time.
For Voices of Music, we're Lisa Grodin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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