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# the plucking of the strings (known as ''[[pizzicato]]'').
# the plucking of the strings (known as ''[[pizzicato]]'').
# the ''ponticello'' [[tremolo]] (bowing the strings nearer to the [[bridge (musical instrument)|bridge]] of the instrument).
# the ''ponticello'' [[tremolo]] (bowing the strings nearer to the [[bridge (musical instrument)|bridge]] of the instrument).
# the user of the [[mute]] (''consordino''), a small clamp fitted over the bridge.
# the user of the mute (''consordino''), a small clamp fitted over the bridge.
# ''col legno'' (strings are struck with the back of the bow).
# ''col legno'' (strings are struck with the back of the bow).
# ''[[double stop]]ping'' (bowing two strings at a time).
# ''double stopping'' (bowing two strings at a time).
# ''[[harmonics]]''
# ''harmonics''
The strings form the backbone of the orchestra - great masterpieces have been written for soloists and for the [[string quartet]] (first violin, second violin, viola and violoncello). In an orchestral piece, the strings are used almost continuously. In general, the first and second violins play in close harmony, the violas play a similar part in a lower range to strengthen the harmonic texture. The cellos and basses cover the bass line for the most part. However, many exceptions to these norms exist, and since string instruments have such wide ranges, the different configurations of string parts is only limited by the technique of the musicians and the imagination of the composer.
The strings form the backbone of the orchestra - great masterpieces have been written for soloists and for the [[string quartet]] (first violin, second violin, viola and violoncello). In an orchestral piece, the strings are used almost continuously. In general, the first and second violins play in close harmony, the violas play a similar part in a lower range to strengthen the harmonic texture. The cellos and basses cover the bass line for the most part. However, many exceptions to these norms exist, and since string instruments have such wide ranges, the different configurations of string parts is only limited by the technique of the musicians and the imagination of the composer.