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The Viola de arame is a stringed musical instrument from the Portuguese island of Madeira.[1] It has 9 (sometimes 10) strings in 5 courses. The strings are made of steel.
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| String instrument | |
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| Other names | Viola da Madeira |
| Classification | String instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | (Composite chordophone) |
| Developed | Madeira |
| Related instruments | |
| Viola caipira, Viola beiroa, Viola braguesa, Viola campanica, Viola da terra, Viola sertaneja, Viola terceira, Viola toeira, Viola amarantina. | |
Tuning
editIt is tuned G3 G2, D3 D2, G3 G3, B3 (B3), D3 D3 so "Open G Major".
The two lowest courses are tuned in octaves. The three higher ones are tuned in unison. However, the 2nd highest course is a single string instead of a pair like the rest (there are also 10 string Versions w/ 5 pairs of strings).
The scale length is about 560mm.
References
edit- ^ The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. United States, SAGE Publications, 2019. 1727.
External links
edit- The Stringed Instrument Database Archived 2014-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ATLAS of Plucked Instruments
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