Viola pomposa
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viola-pomposa-203-17526102
title:
Viola pomposa
text:
The viola pomposa is a five-stringed instrument developed around 1725. There are no exact dimensions applicable to all instruments used under this name, although in general the pomposa is slightly wider than a standard viola. It uses four viola strings, tuned conventionally (C-G-D-A), with the addition of a high E string, giving it a greater range than the orchestral viola; the trade-off comes in a sound which is slightly more resonant than a violin. The viola pomposa is played on the arm and ha
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description:
Five-stringed musical instrument
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_pomposa
date created:
2007-05-22T02:09:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:23:23Z
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13
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