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Viola

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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[Fr. viole, Ger. Bratsche, Ital. viola, ], the tenor member of the violin family. The construction of the viola is the same, but on a larger scale, as that of the violin (q.v.). The instrument is pitched a perfect fifth below the violin.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Viola'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​v/viola.html. 1910.
 
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