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Viola is a feminine given name derived from the Latin viola, given in reference to the flowering plant species. The name is in common use in Italy. The name is in common use in Italy. It is best known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare 's Twelfth Night .
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 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).
Voilà, also known as Comcel Haiti, a phone company in Haiti; La belle que voilà, a novel by Louis Hémon; Voila, Brașov, a commune in Romania; Voilà, formerly known as AMICUS, is the Union catalog for library materials in Canada. Voilà, a Canadian grocery delivery service owned by Sobeys
The word "viola" existed in Italy before the vihuela, or first viol, was brought from Spain. In Italy, " viola " was first applied to a braccio precursor to the modern violin, as described by Tinctoris ( De inventione et usu musice , c. 1481 –3), and then was later used to describe the first Italian viols as well.
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Viola is a term for several Portuguese and Brazilian regional folk guitars, frequently called simply "viola" in their respective regions: Portugal: Viola amarantina, a 5-course, 10-string guitar; Viola beiroa, a small harp guitar with twelve strings; Viola braguesa, a 5-course, 10-string guitar; Viola da terra, a 5-course, 12- or 15-string guitar