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Compare and Contrast Essay BRAINSTORMING
 * Music
 * Elegant
 * Art
 * Difficulty
 * Talent
 * Expensive
 * Learn
 * String
 * Instruments
 * Window
 * Heavenly
 * Theater
 * Background
 * Feelings
 * Way
 * Popular
 * Situations
 * Souls

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 * 1) Although the violin and the piano are string instruments, they belong to two different families.
 * 2) Violin
 * 3) Piano

Similarities: String instruments. Differences: Violin – rubbed. Piano – Manual


 * 1) The violin and the piano are played in different ways.
 * 2) Violin
 * 3) Piano

Similarities: Fingers’ positions are required. Differences: Violin – Rubbing strings. Piano – Pressing keys


 * 1) The violin and the piano are arduous to learn, but they have different degree of difficulty.
 * 2) Violin
 * 3) Piano

Similarities: Both difficult. Differences: The piano requires more time to master. Essay Draft

“Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can’t become a virtuoso in both” –Ethel Barrymore–. The violin and the piano, from their appearance over 300 years ago, have changed the history of music. They both became the emblem of classical music, and their similarities and differences are the enigma that captivates the people's senses. The first similarity they have probably is their main difference.

Although the violin and the piano are string instruments, they belong to two different families. The violin is a instrument that requires a bow. It means that the strings are located on the violin’s body. It gives the violin the particular characteristic of its family. On the other hand, the piano is a **percussive** string instrument. The strings are located inside the piano’s body. That position **favours** the acoustic of sounds. Both instruments are well identified for their unique style.

The violin and the piano, which melodies express the author’s feelings, are played in different way. Violin sounds are produced by rubbing the strings with a bow. Its heavenly sound is a **delight** to the ear, and it is not only produced with the **bow** but also with specific positions of the fingers. Similarity, the sounds produced by the piano require specific positions of the fingers; however, these sounds are produced by pressing keys which press strings as well. Both instruments are impressive, but to learn how to play them is a challenge.

The violin and the piano are arduous to learn, but they have their own degree. The violin has four strings that let the **fiddler** combine many musical notes. The piano has 224 strings and 88 keys (36 blacks and 52 whites) that create a lot of musical note combinations. It seems that it is harder to memorize the 88 piano keys, rather than memorize just four violin strings. To master these instruments requires time, patience, and perseverance; nevertheless, it is possible to find in them a new world to express personal feelings.

The violin and the piano are the most elegant instruments. Although their characteristics make them different, I find their similarities enigmatic. I feel identified with the emotions that their compositions transmit and with their music I can express feelings that words cannot. Since my point of view, the violin and the piano will be admire and play forever.