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The vertical viola, alto violin or upright viola, is a stringed instrument with the range of a viola that is played vertically in the manner of a cello. [1] It is the fourth-highest member of the violin octet (after the treble, soprano, and mezzo violins). The standard viola is about as big as can conveniently be played under the chin.
Playing a 43 cm (17 in) viola in 3rd position. A person who plays the viola is called a violist or a viola player. The technique required for playing a viola has certain differences compared with that of a violin, partly because of its larger size: the notes are spread out further along the fingerboard and often require different fingerings.
The playing ranges of the instruments in the violin family overlap each other, but the tone quality and physical size of each distinguishes them from one another. The ranges are as follows: violin: G 3 to E 7 (practical, notes up to A7 are possible); viola: C 3 to A 6 (conservative); violoncello: C 2 to A 5 (conservative); and double-bass: E 1 to C 5 (slightly expanded from conservative estimate).
The kontra can be constructed new, but is most often a classical viola which has undergone several organological changes, for example, thinning ("regraduating") the top, back, and sides to increase the amplitude, and flattening the bridge, which allows the player to sound all three strings at once in order to produce chords.
In contrast, violin family instruments were primarily used for social functions, performed on by professional players. [3] During this 'early' period, the largest member of the violin family in common use was a cello-sized instrument, but quite often tuned a whole step lower than the modern cello (B ♭ 1 –F 2 –C 3 –G 3). This is not to ...
Divertimento for viola d'amore, violin and cello; This is an arrangement of a work by Haydn, but made in the 18th century. Carl Stamitz (1745–1801) 3 solo Concertos Sonata in D major for viola d'amore and violin or viola various other sonatas Quartet for oboe, violin, viola d'amore and cello. Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812)
The violin is primarily used as support for a vocalist, as the sound of a violin complements that of the singer, but is also largely played solo. In solo violin concerts, the violinist is accompanied by percussion instruments, usually the tabla, the mridangam and the ghatam. The violin is also a principal instrument for Indian film music. V.
The viola da gamba, or viol, or informally gamba, is a bowed and fretted string instrument that is played da gamba (on the leg; [a] Italian: [ˈvjɔːla da (ɡ)ˈɡamba]).It is distinct from the later violin, or viola da braccio (viol for the arm); and it is any one of the earlier viol family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension ...