Journey of Violin From West to East

This is my first book with a view to make the information available to students and music lovers on Violin. The main emphasis of my work has been to study and analyze critically the evolution and development of Violin family with a special reference as to how Violin has travelled from Europen to Indian hands. Violin is not an indigenous instrument, it has been imported from West and accepted “as it is” in its actual shape, size and design. Certain changes had to be made as regards fingering technique, tuning system and holding position. Violin has been able to make a special in Indian classical music because of its inherent good qualities especially for the fact that it can reproduce human voice with total exactness. Violin was accepted first by Carnatic music and then by Hindustani classical music and then by Hindustani classical music. Violin is one of the few instruments where both Gatkari and Gayaki style can be played with utmost proficiency. Within a small period of two hundred years it has established itself as (a) a solo instrument (b) as an accompanying instrument and (c) as an instrument for vadya vrinda. I hope my work will be of some help for those who have a keen interest in this instrument, Violin