any difference between fiddle and violin?

Question

is there any difference between fiddle and violin, apart fom the music, (ie country vs classical) i thought they were the same thing but different name, but mabe im wrong

Answer 1

What's the difference between a fiddle and a violin?

Nothing.

It's the same instrument. Classical violinist Itzhak Perlman said it's a compliment to tell another violinist, "That's a pretty nice fiddle." English absorbs words from other cultures. "Violin" comes from the Italian tradition, while the word "fiddle" comes from the Germanic cultures.

The difference is in the music. Fiddle music tends to come from the folk-dance tradition, with a strict rhythm for the dancers, and melodic improvisation to add color. Classical music, particularly in the age of Vivaldi and Bach, also followed those trends. A gigue is a jig. But since that time, the two branches of music have diverged.

Answer 2

Difference Between Violin And Fiddle

Answer 3

Same instrument

Answer 4

SAME INSTRUMENT THE DIFFERENCE BEING HOW IT IS HELD AND PLAYED. CLASSICAL VS EVERYTHING ELSE.

Answer 5

same thing, just the type of music you play with it

Answer 6

Strictly speaking...No
They are physical identical.

My joke is that a fiddle is held differently and played by hillbillies

Answer 7

Same thing.

Answer 8

NO. THEY'RE JUST CALLED DIFFERENT NAMES DEPENDING ON COUNTRY OR CLASSICAL.......