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Before the widespread use of synthetic materials, violins used strings made of a fibrous material called ''catgut''. Catgut is derived from the intestines of sheep - not cats, as implied by the name. In modern times, most violinists prefer metal strings, typically a nickel core wrapped with an alloy to prevent corrosion and to achieve a desired tension; it's also not uncommon for a violinist to use a gold-plated or gold-cored E-string to provide a richer tone in the highest registers of the instrument. A small group of violinists, particularly those involved with recreating and reviving traditional [[Baroque]] sounds, will opt to play with the older catgut strings.
Before the widespread use of synthetic materials, violins used strings made of a fibrous material called ''catgut''. Catgut is derived from the intestines of sheep - not cats, as implied by the name. In modern times, most violinists prefer metal strings, typically a nickel core wrapped with an alloy to prevent corrosion and to achieve a desired tension; it's also not uncommon for a violinist to use a gold-plated or gold-cored E-string to provide a richer tone in the highest registers of the instrument. A small group of violinists, particularly those involved with recreating and reviving traditional [[Baroque]] sounds, will opt to play with the older catgut strings.
==Notable works for violin==
* [[Bach]] - Violin Concerto in A minor; Concerto for 2 violins in D minor; Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
* [[Beethoven]] - Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61; Romances for violin and orchestra
* [[Brahms]] - Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
* Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
* [[Mozart]] - Violin Concertos; in Bb, in D, in G and in A
* Stravinsky - Violin Concerto in D
* Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
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