单词 | alto viola |
释义 | > as lemmasalto viola alto viola n. a stringed instrument having a range between the cello and the viola; a tenor violin. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > viola tenor violin1654 alto viola1724 tenor1785 viola1786 alto1788 viola pomposa1864 1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. Alto Viola, a small Tenor Violin. 1802 A. Rees Cycl. (at cited word) Alto viola, the tenor violin, in opposition to the bass viol. 1900 C. F. Abdy Williams Bach i. 9 On occasion a very respectable string orchestra was available, consisting of twelve violins, three alto violas, three tenor violas, two bass viols, and a contrabasso. 1994 Washington Post (Nexis) 6 Nov. (Sunday Show section) G15 Bartok's Viola Concerto, played by [Yo Yo] Ma on the alto viola—a hybrid instrument midway between viola and cello. < as lemmas |
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