viola

1. [ vee-oh-luh ] show ipa. noun. a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin. a labial organ stop of eight-foot or four-foot pitch, giving tones of a penetrating stringlike quality.

The viola often plays the "inner voices" in string quartets and symphonic writing, and it is more likely than the first violin to play accompaniment parts. The viola occasionally plays a major, soloistic role in orchestral music.

The German word for viola ("bratsche") is said to come from "viola da braccio" ("viola for the arm"), which is what instruments in the violin family were referred to in Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries. An early viola. Its sloping shoulders show its lineage from the viol.

US a person who plays the viola.

The Viola is also known as the Cinderella of the orchestra, due to it being unfairly neglected when it comes to popularity to the public and choice of famous classical music. Lionel Tertis and William Primrose were the two famous violists that helped the viola become more respected in general and as a solo instrument.

Voilà essentially means “here or there something/someone is”. By extension, it can also mean things like “There you go,” and “It's finished”, or even “Tada!”

The Viola is also known as the Cinderella of the orchestra, due to it being unfairly neglected when it comes to popularity to the public and choice of famous classical music. Lionel Tertis and William Primrose were the two famous violists that helped the viola become more respected in general and as a solo instrument.

The viola is played by drawing the horsehair of the bow across the strings, causing the strings to vibrate. The hollow wood body of the viola amplifies the string vibrations, making the famous viola sound.

humility The Viola is the symbol of humility. In perfumes the Viola is 'the flirty note' which comes and goes.

There are many notes that are shared by both instruments, such as the notes on the G, D, and A strings, but when they are played on a Viola, they still sound different and carry a more somber tone, because the viola is larger and the strings are thicker.

Bach, Beethoven and Mozart all did, as well as contemporary artistes like The Who, The Velvet Underground, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Van Morrison. The viola has been played in many music genres, including Celtic, jazz, bluegrass and country, pop, rock and folk.

The viola da braccio, or viola da brazzo (Italian: “arm viol”), was the original name for violin-family instruments, in contrast to the viola da gamba (“leg viol”), or viol, family.