viola
bowed string instrument
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The viola is a musical instrument that received the Instrument of the Year award[1].
Key Facts
- Award received: Instrument of the Year[3]
- Subclass of: necked box lute played with a bow[4]
- Part of: violin family[5]
- Commons category: Viola (music)[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Violas[7]
- Commons gallery: Viola (music)[8]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Riemann's Music Dictionary[11], Encyclopedic Lexicon[12], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Used by: violist[15]
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 321.322-71[16]
- Different from: viol family[17], viola caipira[18], violin[19], Biola[20]
- Has list: list of compositions for viola[21]
- Practiced by: violist[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
Why It Matters
viola has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] viola is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
FAQs
What awards did viola receive?
Honors received include Instrument of the Year[3].