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The Caipira viola or Caipira guitar [1] (in Portuguese: Viola caipira), is a Brazilian ten-string guitar with five courses of strings arranged in pairs. [2] It is a variation of the Portuguese viola that developed in the state of São Paulo during the colonial period, [3] serving as a basis for Paulista music, especially for subgenres of Caipira folklore, such as moda de viola, caipira pagode ...
The viola's bow has a wider band of horsehair than a violin's bow, which is particularly noticeable near the frog (or heel in the UK). Viola bows, at 70–74 g (2.5–2.6 oz), are heavier than violin bows (58–61 g [2.0–2.2 oz]). The profile of the rectangular outside corner of a viola bow frog generally is more rounded than on violin bows.
The kontra has a defined role within dance band music. Its range lies between that of the fiddle or Vioara cu goarnă on the high-end and the double bass on the low-end. Many Hungarian and Romanian bands also feature the cimbalom or citera, clarinet, accordion, and Ütőgardon or cello.
1997 Viola d’amore, crafted by Eric, Nancy and Hans Benning, Benning Violins. The viola d'amore shares many features of the viol family. It looks like a thinner treble viol without frets and sometimes with sympathetic strings added. [2] The six-string viola d'amore and the treble viol also have approximately the same ambitus or range of ...
The Viola de arame is a stringed musical instrument from the Portuguese island of Madeira. [1] It has 9 (sometimes 10) strings in 5 courses. The strings are made of steel.
Viola amarantina, viola de arame, viola caipira, viola beiroa, viola braguesa, viola campanica, viola da terra, viola sertaneja, viola toeira The viola da Terceira (also viola Terceirense ) is a stringed musical instrument of the guitar family, from the Portuguese islands of the archipelago of the Azores , associated with the island of Terceira .
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The viola amarantina is a stringed musical instrument from Amarante, Northern Portugal. It is also named viola de dois corações (two-hearted guitar) because of the two heart-shaped frontal openings.