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The Viola Research Paper

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Over past millennia’s, when music was first coming to be recognized, there were many different types of instruments. Over many years leading up to today, types of instruments were created and perfected, for the most part. The different instruments created over time were the woodwind instruments, brass instruments, percussion instruments, keyboard instruments, and one of those was the percussion instruments. The string instruments cover a multitude of instruments, there are orchestral types and even some that are plucked. Violins, viola, cello, double bass, harps, guitars, lute, and even ukuleles are just a few of the many other stringed instruments there are. The definition of a stringed instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is …show more content…

In an orchestra, the violas are center right on the stage to the right of the second violins, and to the left of the cello. The viola is the second in this section of instruments, it is played with a horsehair bow, and it is constructed the same way as the violin, though the viola is larger in size. The viola’s bow is a little heavier than the violin bow and the horsehair is a little broader. Its history is closely related to that of the violin, from when it was made and how it was made, but the main difference is the pitch of the viola is different from the violin. It wasn’t until the end of the 19th century that the viola gained the same status as the violin. The large difficulty was the perfect balance between size and ease of playing. Identical to the violin, the base creation for the viola was the viol, and the viola was bigger to have a better pitch. The strings on the viola advanced in the 19th century to steel strings instead of gut strings. This instrument is just one of the many instruments used in the string section of an orchestra, in modern-day life of people, despite its lower status than the …show more content…

The double bass is set up behind the cello, and viola section, on the right side of the stage. Even though the instrument is used in the string sections, it is not 100%, a member of the violin family, with the violin, viola, and cello. The bow is shorter and thicker than the cello bow. It uses a horsehair bow, and there are two types of bows for this instrument, the French bow, and the German bow. The French bow is used overhand, the back of the hand facing the listener, and the German bow is used underarm, the thumb facing upward. The French bow is similar to the cello, but shorter and thicker, and the German bow is slimmer, with thinner horsehair. The double bass is the only modern bowed string instrument that is tuned in fourths (like a viol), rather than fifths. The players are either standing or sitting, on a long legged stool, in order to play the instrument. The double bass is similar with the violin, viola, and cello in that it was created around the 15th – 16th century, off of the outline of the viol. The double bass is a hybrid in the viol family, it has violin specifications and some attributes that are not related to the viol. This instrument is just one of the many instruments used in the string section of an orchestra, in modern-day life of

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