Would it have been possible to play the violin part of this song in the wild west or just back in the day?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvipPYFebWc&list=RDjvipPYFebWc&start_radio=1

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5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org · 8 pts · 312d

Compared to classical and baroque violin pieces, this is pretty simple. Even compared to a lot of folk pieces the violin part of this song is not especially difficult to play

Edit: I‘m not trying to say it’s bad. It’s just not as complex and it’s not trying to be.

Akt0@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 312d (1 reply)

Yes, there may be some digital effects, but the instrument and tuning have been around longer than the United States.

Windex007@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 312d

The relatively slow tempo and narrow range... I'm not even sure if the tuning would really matter. I imagine a competent player of any era could play this on a single string.

MajinBlayze@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 311d

Not on an electric violin

orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 312d (2 replies)

Your question makes no sense.

snooggums@piefed.world · 1 pts · 312d (1 reply)

The question sounds like someone who doesn't know that fiddling has been around for centuries.

orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 312d

Yeah, or that the Wild West WAS "back in the day."