String instruments - I

This post is specially interesting for 1ºC and 1ºD. 

As we are studying the different sections of the orchestra, it could be very helpful to watch some videos about different string instruments:

• Where are string instruments seated in the symphonic orchestra?

String seating in the orchestra

• Let's start with the VIOLIN:

Vivaldi - Four seasons - Summer

Itzhak Perlman plays Schindler's list main theme

• VIOLA. 

The viola is very similar to the violin but a bit bigger. 

Mozart - Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola

• CELLO

Yo-yo Ma performs Bach's cello Suite n. 1

A different use of the cello:

Apocalyptica - Nothing else matters

• DOUBLE BASS

Double bass - Vanhal concerto in D major

Double-bass is very used in JAZZ:

 

Miles Davis 

Charles Mingus