double-stops
Two-string violin technique
Double-stops are a string instrument technique where two strings are played simultaneously, producing two notes at once.
The term comes from the fingerboard positions (stops) where the player presses down.
Violinists, cellists, and guitarists use double-stops to create harmony or fuller sound: The passage calls for rapid double-stops in thirds.
Bowed string instrument
- violaMidrange bowed instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- bassDeep pitch or fish
fingerboard · bridge · bowing · rosin · fretless · mandolin · erhu
Bending forward in deference
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- thirdsOne of three parts
- sixthsFractions between fifths, sevenths
octaves · fifths · fourths · tenths · intervals · shifting · pressure · coordination
Harmonious sound combination
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- textureSurface tactile quality
chords · parallel · resolution · tonality · voicings · blending · resonance · overtones
violin
Bowed string instrument
bass · fingerboard · bridge · bowing · rosin · fretless · mandolin · erhu
bowing
Bending forward in deference
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- thirdsOne of three parts
sixths · octaves · fifths · fourths · tenths · intervals · shifting · pressure · coordination · dexterity
consonance
Harmonious sound combination
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
texture · chords · parallel · resolution · tonality · voicings · blending · resonance · overtones · richness
Paganini
Famed nineteenth-century violinist
drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles
reels · jigs · old-time · bluegrass · Celtic · Appalachian · folk · country · square-dance · accompaniment