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string instruments

streeng IN-struh-mentz

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Any musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. The strings are under appropriate tension, and are set into vibration by being plucked (as the harp, guitar, or lute, etc.), strummed (as the harp, guitar, or lute, etc.), struck (as the piano, dulcimer, or clavichord, etc.), or bowed (as the violin, viol, or violoncello, etc.).

Example


Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 9


Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1, I


Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46, No. 1, "Ase's Death"


Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26


Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4


Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4


Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4


Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4


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