Bowed

Bowed musical instruments are musical instruments that are played by rubbing the bow against the strings. Also, such instruments are called "bowed", as they all have strings. However, despite its name, it is possible to produce sound on such instruments not only with the bow, but also with the fingers. This style of performance is called pizzicato. Thus, the first composer to use the style of playing with the fingers was the Italian composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi.

There was also a pizzicato in the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. But composers began to actively write for bowed musical instruments, the performance on which took place with fingers, in the 18th century. Among them, the most famous were Mozart and Joseph Haydn. Since the range of all bowed instruments is large enough and covers seven octaves, the basis of a symphony orchestra consists of them. The first and second violins, violas, cellos, double basses - all of this, as mentioned above, is the basis of a classical orchestra. Today, you can buy bowed or string-bowed musical instruments in the Internet - Store of musical instruments and equipment Colorsound in Kiev, Zhitomir, Donetsk, Kharkov, Nikolaev, Ternopil, Lvov, Kherson or in any region of Ukraine. Our delivery service will deliver your purchase to any city or village in our country. But, with the spread of electricity, the possibilities of bowed instruments have expanded significantly. In the modern musical world, many performers use electric violins, electro alts, electric cellos and even electric contrabass for recording sound or for playing at concerts. Among the musicians who actively use electric bowed instruments, one can highlight the violinist Mik Kaminski, a native of North Yorkshire. He first performed with the Leeds Orchestra in Great Britain when he was barely 14 years old. Later, after responding to an ad in the British magazine, Melody Maker joined the future stars of Rock and Roll ELO (Electric Light Orchestra). As an innovator, Mick always uses an electric violin at concerts. This gives him extraordinary "mobility" during performances. Which he uses, moving around the stage, like a guitarist, not limited in movements, as if he was playing an acoustic violin and was forced to stand near the microphone. Which bow instrument to buy is up to you. We only wish you successful acquisitions and creative success!