What is big violin called?

Cello. The cello looks like the violin and viola but is much larger (around 4 feet long), and has thicker strings than either the violin or viola.
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What is the big bass violin called?

A violin is a "little viola", a violone is a "big viola" or a bass violin, and a violoncello (often abbreviated cello) is a "small violone" (or literally, a "small big viola").
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What is the big standing violin?

The Cello: A Huge Violin-Like Instrument

When it comes to the violin vs. cello, the main differences are the playing style and the sound. The cello is generally tuned an octave lower than the violin and is not played under the jaw, but standing upright in front of the cellist between his or her legs.
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What are the different sizes of violins called?

Violins come in nine different sizes: 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/10, 1/16, and 1/32. 4/4 (full size) being the biggest and 1/32 size being the smallest. Most all adults use a full size violin.
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What is the largest instrument in the violin?

The stalacpipe organ is so big that the Guinness Book of World Records has crowned it the world's largest instrument.
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What is the biggest stringed instrument?

At over 6 feet long, the double bass is the biggest member of the string family, with the longest strings, which allow it to play very low notes.
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What is a large musical instrument?

The pipe organ is the world's largest functioning musical instrument, built by the Los Angeles Art Organ Company for the 1904 St.
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How many types of violin are there?

Violins come in all different shapes, makes, models, and sizes. They are typically classified into four levels: beginner, intermediate, performer, and top-line.
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What is larger than a cello?

Size -Violin Viola Cello Bass

Bass is the biggest, then cello, then viola, and finally violin.
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What is the big cello called?

The double bass measures in at about 6 feet long and is the largest instrument in the string family, while the cello is slightly smaller in nature. (Fun fact: the name cello is short for “violoncello”, which means “small double bass” in Italian.)
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What is the largest instrument in the violin family?

The double bass is the largest member of the violin family (except in the case of an unorthodox addition I will explain a bit later).
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What is the instrument called that looks like a big guitar?

The Guitarrón is a large bass guitar. Guitarrón translates to large guitar – the suffix means big or large. It has 6 strings – 3 that are nylon wound with a nylon monofilament core or nylon fibers, and 3 that are steel, bronze or copper wound with a single steel string core.
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Which is bigger viola or violin?

The violin is smaller

A full-size violin is about 36 cm (14 inches), but a full-size viola is normally somewhere between 39 and 41 cm (15.5-16.5 inches).
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Which is bigger cello or bass?

The Big Differences

The cello is significantly larger than the first two and the bass is the largest. The size of the strings also varies in both thickness and length, which plays a role in the instrument's range of notes.
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What is the big bass called?

"Whopper," "Lunker," and simply, "Big 'un" are frequently used to describe trophy-sized bass.
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What is the big bass instrument?

The double bass, also known simply as the bass (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass).
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What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?

The words fiddle and violin are two names for the same stringed instrument—fiddle is just an informal way of referring to the violin. In the context of classical music, it's typically called a violin. In a bluegrass band, it's more likely to be called a fiddle.
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Is there a bass violin?

Bass violin is the modern term for various 16th- and 17th-century bass instruments of the violin (i.e. viola da braccio) family. They were the direct ancestor of the modern cello. Bass violins were usually somewhat larger than the modern cello, but tuned to the same nominal pitches or sometimes one step lower.
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What are the 7 types of violin?

A Guide To The 8 Different Types Of Violin
  • The Modern Violin (Classical)
  • The Baroque Violin.
  • The Fiddle.
  • Electric Violins.
  • Semi-Acoustic Violins.
  • The Hardanger Fiddle (Hardingfele)
  • Five-String Violins.
  • The Stroh Violin.
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What is an allegro violin?

Description. The Allegro violin is a fantastic step-up violin for a student that needs a bit more from their instrument. Light and responsive with the ability to produce a lovely, robust tone.
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What is a 5 string violin called?

The viola is a larger and lower-toned, but held the same way as a violin. The strings on a 5-stringed violin then become C-G-D-A-E. The 5-string violin can be acoustic or electric, but most models tend to be electric, but most models tend to be of the 5 string electric violin variety.
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What is the largest orchestra instrument?

The pipe organ is the largest instrument in symphonic music; the biggest organ in the world (the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium in Atlantic City, New Jersey) has 33,114 pipes and occupies half the space in its building. Pipe organs are so big and so expensive that most orchestras don't have one in their concert hall.
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What is the largest instrument in the string family?

At over 6 feet long, the double bass is the biggest member of the string family, with the longest strings, which allow it to play very low notes. The 6 to 8 double basses of the orchestra are almost always playing the harmony.
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What is the long instrument?

The Earth Harp reigns as the longest stringed instrument in the world.
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How big is a Octobass?

Constructed in 1850 by certifiable genius and fan of massive string instruments Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, the Octobass is a chuffing massive double bass that stands at 3.48m tall.
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