To answer anyone's question on what exactly a viola is, a viola is the alto in the violin family, which evolved from the viol, an instrument with many strings that is bowed and held across the knees. They used to be called the "alto-tenor" violin. The viola we know today is the result of the gradual merging
To answer anyone's question on what exactly a viola is, a viola is the alto in the violin family, which evolved from the viol, an instrument with many strings that is bowed and held across the knees. They used to be called the "alto-tenor" violin. The viola we know today is the result of the gradual merging