Fiddle Vs Violin. The cover of strings magazine proclaims it is for players of violin viola cello bass and fiddle as if violin and fiddle are separate and distinct. What distinguishes a violin from a fiddle is the style of music that is played on the instrument.
Generally fiddles play folk traditional genres e g. Historically the majority of fiddle music was dance music while violin music had either grown out of dance music or was something else entirely. The main thing that makes a fiddle a fiddle and a violin a violin is the type of music that is played on it.
What distinguishes a violin from a fiddle is the style of music that is played on the instrument.
Fiddle in contrast is associated with a wide variety of music styles including cajun bluegrass folk and country. A violin is perceived by many people as a formal instrument because it does not put more focus on technique. Fiddle playing or fiddling is a style of music. Generally fiddles play folk traditional genres e g.
