Violetta (instrument)

The violetta was a 16th-century musical instrument. It was similar to a violin, but had only three strings. The term was later used to refer to the viola, particularly the small violas da braccio with the "festoon-shaped body".[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Apel, Willi (1973). Harvard dictionary of music (2d ed.). Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 908. ISBN 9780674375017.
  2. ↑ "Violetta, 1701". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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