The viola amarantina is a stringed musical instrument from Amarante, Northern Portugal. It is also named viola de dois corações (two-hearted guitar) because of the two heart-shaped frontal openings. It has 10 strings in 5 courses. The strings are made of steel. It is tuned A3 A3, F# F#, B2 B3, G2 G3, D2 D3.[1][2][3]
 Viola Amarantina | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Viola de Amarante, Viola de dois corações. |
| Classification | String instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | (Composite chordophone) |
| Developed | Amarante, Northern Portugal |
| Related instruments | |
| Viola caipira, viola beiroa, viola braguesa, viola campaniça, viola da terra, viola de arame, viola sertaneja, viola terceira, viola toeira. | |
It is traditional to construct the viola amarantina from walnut for the sides, pine for the soundboard and the neck in mahogany.
The viola amarantina is also sometimes played in Cabo Verde.
References
edit- ^ "Collection of stringed instruments". Instrumap.netlify.app. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "ATLAS of Plucked Instruments". Atlasofpluckedinstruments.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "The Stringed Instrument Database: V". Stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
External links
edit- The Stringed Instrument Database Archived 2014-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
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