violin
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As Beethoven does in his violin concerto, Bruch uses virtuosic passagework only insofar as it enables us to better know the melody.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The name reflects the offensive's four stages, or seasons - like the Italian composer's violin concerto.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Most of those, like Paganini, were violin virtuosi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the tracks are enriched with synthesizers, violin, flute, trumpet and clarinet — all five members are multi-instrumentalists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He flicked a nickel down the staircase, where it bounced off some steps and landed in Isa’s violin case, then he scooped up Laney and placed her on top of his shoulders.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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There’s “White Hot Coal,” a pensive, acoustic folk rocker with violins as the ghost of an accordion.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
At an early rehearsal he told the kids, some playing cardboard violins, that if they practice hard enough he promised he would bring them to Walt Disney Concert Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Cue the violins, because after Jerome Powell’s swan song Fed rate meeting, it’s his final two weeks in the hot seat.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Where do the world’s best violins come from?
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
There was a box filled with violins, an accumulation of stuffed dead animals, chairs without seats, books and prints.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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