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The Photo of Viola
The Range of Viola: C3-E6

Viola (German: Bratsche, French: Alto, Esperanto: Vjolo) is one of the string instruments which is belonged to the violin family. It is also known as the instrument that was made the last in the violin family. The viola resembles the shape of the violin but has the bigger size than the violin. Its sound is also louder and heavier than the violin.[1] In addition, viola also covers the lower range than the violin. The range it covers is located between the violin and cello and overlaps the range of both these instruments. However, even though the viola and the violin have similar shape and the playing method, it is not the violin but the cello which has the same open string notes with the viola. While the Violin is tuned G,D,A,E, the viola is tuned C,G,D,A as the cello does, but one octave higher.[2] To be precise, viola is tuned about the perfect fifth low than the violin and one octave high than the cello. Viola is known that covers from C3 to E6 and it is mostly notated on the alto clef. However, when it plays the note beyond the C5, it is usually notated on the treble clef which the violin uses for its notation.

Viola is also known as an instrument which mostly plays the part of the accompaniment rather than plays the melody or solo line since its sound is close to rich and calm but little far from sharp and striking. According to Adler, Viola has not been acknowledged as a solo instrument before 17th centuries and started to be flourished on the 19th centuries. In particular, the solo works or passages of viola, which were not found much after Berlioz, were composed by many composers such as Stravinsky in the 19th and 20th centuries.[1]

History

Shape

Playing techniques

Famous Violist

  1. ^ a b Adler, Samuel (2002). The Study of Orchestration. 978-0393975727: W.W. Norton. pp. 68–76. ISBN 978-0393975727.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "Viola | Grove Music". www.oxfordmusiconline.com. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29438. Retrieved 2019-02-25.