Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the instrument emits as sound.
Despite the numerous specialist studies devoted to the origin of bowing, the origin of bowing remains unknown.
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List of bowed string instruments
Violin family
- Cello (violoncello)
- Pochette
- Viola (altviol, bratsche)
- Violin (violino)
- Double bass (contrabasso)
- Baroque violin
- Cello da spalla
- Five string violin
- Hardanger fiddle
- Kit violin
- Kontra
- Låtfiol
- Lira da braccio
- Octobass
- Sardino
- Stroh violin
- Tenor violin
Viol family (Viola da Gamba family)
- Alto viol (alto viola da gamba)
- Bass viol (bass viola da gamba)
- Tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
- Treble viol (treble viola da gamba)
Lyra and rebec type
- Byzantine lyra
- Calabrian lira
- Cretan lyra
- Gadulka
- Ghaychak
- Kamancheh
- Kemençe of the Black Sea
- Kemenche
- Kemenche (classical)
- Lijerica
- Pochette
- Rabeca
- Rebab
- Rebec
- Shah Kaman
Chinese bowed instruments
- Banhu
- Daguangxian
- Dahu
- Dihu
- Diyingehu
- Erhu
- Erxian
- Gaohu
- Gehu
- Huqin
- Jiaohu
- Jinghu
- Jing erhu
- Laruan
- Leiqin
- Maguhu
- Matouqin
- Sanhu
- Sihu
- Tiqin
- Tihu
- Tuhu
- Wenzhenqin
- Xiqin
- Yazheng
- Yehu
- Zhengni
- Zhonghu
- Zhuiqin
- Zhuihu
Rosined wheel instruments
The following instruments are sounded by means of a turning wheel that acts as the bow:
- Bowed clavier
- Donskoy ryley
- Dulcigurdy a.k.a. Vielle à roue et à manche
- Drejelire
- Harmonichord
- Hurdy-gurdy
- Kaisatsuko
- Lira
- Ninera
- Organistrum
- Tekerő
- Viola organista
- Violano Virtuoso
- Wheelharp
Other bowed instruments
- Agiarut
- Ajaeng
- Arpeggione
- Bowed dulcimer
- Bowed guitar
- Bowed psaltery
- Byzaanchy
- Chuurqin
- Crwth
- Đàn nhị
- Đàn hồ
- Đàn gáo
- Daxophone
- Esraj
- Fiðla
- Gadulka
- Ghaychak
- Giga
- Gudok
- Gue
- Gusle
- Haegeum
- Huqin
- Igil
- Imzad
- Jouhikko
- Kingri
- Kokyū
- Kobyz
- Masenqo
- Morin khuur
- Musical saw
- Neola
- Nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle)
- Ravanahatha
- Salo
- Sarangi
- Sarangi (Nepali)
- Sarinda
- Saw duang
- Saw sam sai
- Saw u
- Shichepshin
- Sohaegeum
- Sorahi
- Sorud
- Talharpa
- Tautirut
- Tro sau thom
- Tro Khmer
- Tro sau toch
- Tro u
- Umbang
- Vielle
- Violoncello da spalla
- Yaylı tambur
See also
References
Friedrich Behn, Musikleben im Altertum und frühen page 159 ↩