Baroque, classical and modern violin bows—an introduction. Lisa Grodin, baroque violin.

Virtuoso violinist Lisa Grodin takes you on a musical tour of the violin bow from the early seventeenth century to the present, with musical examples for each bow. In the time of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, the instruments were different than they are today. One of the important differences in the baroque was the bow used to play string instruments. We have also made a companion video about the baroque violin: Although bows change through time, we do not say that they “evolve“ or are part of music “evolution“ as each bow is ideal for its time, and each period of music has the same level of artistry and imagination. With over 300 million online viewers, Voices of Music is one of the most popular classical music groups in the world. Subscribe to our channel and please consider a donation :) 0:00 Introduction 1:11 Early 17th century bows: Monteverdi or “dagger“ bows. 1:52 18th century baroque and sonata bows: Corelli, Bach, Handel 2:08 The transitional bow: Beethoven 2:47 The transitional bow: Mozart 3:01 The modern violin bow 3:25 François Tourte and modern bow design 4:15 Musical examples with historical bows, starting with the 17th c. 5:19 Eine kleine Nachtmusik on a Mozart bow 5:34 Beethoven played on a Beethoven bow 5:55 The sound of the modern bow #baroquebow#violinbow