Violin in music

In the hands of an adept player, the violin is extremely agile, and can execute rapid and difficult sequences of notes.

Independent artists such as Final Fantasy and Andrew Bird have increased interest as well, creating a subcategory of indie rock that some have termed "violindie".

The hugely popular Motown recordings of the 1960s and 1970s relied heavily on strings as part of the trademark texture.

Earlier genres of pop music, at least those separate from the Rock 'n' Roll movement, tended to make use of fairly traditional Orchestras, sometimes large ones; examples include the American "Crooners" such as Bing Crosby.

Indian, Pakistani, Turkish and Arabic pop music is filled with the sound of violins, both soloists and ensembles.

The earliest references to jazz performance using the violin as a solo instrument are documented during the first decades of the 20th century.

Noteworthy modern jazz violinists who joined the scene between 1960 and 1990 and usually played in an avant-garde vein include Didier Lockwood, Leroy Jenkins, Billy Bang, Malcolm Goldstein, Michael White, John Blake, Jr., and Florin Niculescu.

Younger performers include Mat Maneri, Katt Hernandez and Regina Carter.

Following a stage of intensive development in the late Renaissance, largely in Italy, the violin had improved (in volume, tone, and agility), to the point that it not only became a very important instrument in art music, but proved highly appealing to folk musicians as well.

The tonic sa (do) is not fixed, but variably tuned to accommodate the vocalist or lead player.

In solo violin concerts, the violinist is accompanied by percussion instruments, usually the tabla, the mridangam and the ghatam.