Violino

The violin, or violino, was originally the soprano viola da braccio, or violino da braccio.

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In terms of body length, the violins without sides resemble a violino piccolo: a baroque stringed instrument.

For example, Uns ist ein Kind geboren is scored for violino, traversa, alto trombone, tenor voice, fagotto and basso continuo.

The earliest pictures of violins, albeit with three strings, are seen in northern Italy around 1530, at around the same time as the words "violino" and "vyollon" are seen in Italian and French documents.