the devil's instrument

eva03 · Post by **eva03** » Fri May 16, 2003 12:19 pm

why do you think the violin is considered as the devil's instrument? angels are good violin players too right? :gnerd: LoL

Street_Rat · Post by **Street_Rat** » Fri May 16, 2003 1:25 pm

angels usually play harps dont they?
(neva seen an angel, besides our VM, play a violin)

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Fri May 16, 2003 4:55 pm

why do you think the violin is considered as the devil's instrument? angels are good violin players too right?

I didn't know, maybe angel are in good playing electric guitar, drums or bass too

If your word are right, then our vm is an angel .. I think
I never impress in others violin player like vanessa-mae

aventine · Post by **aventine** » Sat May 17, 2003 6:50 am

I never knew the violin was considered a devil's instrument... where did you get that from? :bbutbut:

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sat May 17, 2003 8:54 am

I've heard the expression before 'The violin is the devil's instrument'
I must say that it seems to be true.

What I have been able to find out that it goes back to the 19th century 'Massachusetts,USA'

Where the Churches used large instruments like cellos and Church basses.
Church basses are so named because they played somber low notes to accompany choir
and congregational singing.
They were never intended to play classical music.

Fiddlers who played sprightly dance tunes blasphemously played the “devils box.”

In Puritan society, devotional music was the only acceptable
form of musical expression

Which must have something to do with this fellow.
Here is a link The Devil's instrument.

A nice fellow was our Paganini.
Don't you think?

Xanthippe · Post by **Xanthippe** » Sat May 17, 2003 9:05 am

Maybe this expression has something to do with the reputation of Paganini, who lived from 1782-1842.

He was called a devil because of his way of performing, his exceptional technique and of course his appearance.

His concerts throughout Europe were well attended and Paganini earned a lot of money for that time.

jintan · Post by **jintan** » Sun May 18, 2003 1:46 am

The violin is a devil's instrument played by angels (Vanessa-mae, etc).
The harp is an angel's instrument played by devils (her critics who never seem to stop harping).

vmastorm · Post by **vmastorm** » Sun May 18, 2003 1:53 am

But it could be inspired from the Devil, right?

th26:
Now I wonder a lot about violin-family instrument's origin. Anybody ever heard about who actually invented these instruments, especially violin?

Whether it's really a Devil's instrument or not, ... I guess this one is really a lovely instrument I ever know.

Most people even call violin as "the king of music instruments".

Anything can be used for good or evil, :spank:
and I believe violin is included.

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sun May 18, 2003 4:34 pm

Who invented the Violin?
A very good question from our vmastorm.

These 2 links are the best that I have been able to come up with so far.

http://www.emory.edu/MUSIC/ARNOLD/VIOLIN.HTML

http://www.sprengerviolins.com/e....20Geige

vmastorm · Post by **vmastorm** » Mon May 19, 2003 4:29 am

Wow, the history of our favorite music instrument is really cool!

Thank you for the links, Arioch. :laugh:

C.L.U.C.K. · Post by **C.L.U.C.K.** » Fri Jun 20, 2003 9:51 pm

probably because of Paganini's dream where the devil was playing perfect violin music. so perfect it was considered evil.