When was the guitar and violin first discovered in the music history?

And which musical instrument is older..violin or guitar.What do u prefer and like more.

When was the guitar and violin first discovered in the music history?opera music

It is believed that the violin originated from Italy in the early 1500's. It evolved from the fiddle and rebec, both were bowed string instruments from the Medieval period. The violin also emerged from the lira da braccio, a violin-like instrument of the Renaissance period.

It is Andrea Amati who is the known developer of the violin. Amati apprenticed as a lute maker and in 1525, he became a master instrument maker.

The earliest noted violin makers were Gasparo da Sal貌 and Giovanni Maggini, both Italians, but it is during the 17th and early 18th centuries that the art of violin making reached its' peak.

The earliest form of the violin is very different from that of today. The early violins had a neck that was shorter, thicker and less angled. The fingerboard was likewise shorter, the bridge was flatter and the strings were made of gut.