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The violin first emerged in northern Italy in the early 16th century,
and it is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin
family of string instruments, which also includes the viola, cello
and arguably the double bass (which technically belongs to the
similar but distinct viol family). A common colloquial name for the
violin is the fiddle, and a violin is typically called a fiddle when
used to play traditional music. Sheet music for a violin almost
always uses the G clef (treble clef).*
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