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ALTO VIOLE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
DEF

A stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower, and having a deeper, more sonorous tone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Instrument à quatre cordes de la famille du violon, accordé à la quinte grave.

OBS

Légèrement plus grand que le violon, il fait partie du quatuor à cordes.

Spanish

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