They, as in the old craftsman, used to make the violas from wood. The strings were created from cat intestine for a short time too (not the string on the bow).
The tenor clef is used by violas.
you play near the bridge
No, the frost will not harm violas. They will not bloom in the winter but they will survive the frost.
A string orchestra, violins, violas, basses, cellos.
There can be any number of violas in an orchestra. It most commonly depends on the conductor.
A full orchestra generally uses 12 violas.
I'm not sure what you mean. If you meant do they play background music with the orchestra, then yes. You may not be able to hear violas that often because they usually don't have the melody but you might hear them and not even know it.
In most typical middle school and high school orchestras, the violas sit near the middle, in between the cellos and the 2nd violins. It goes like this: 2nd violins Violas 1st violins Cellos
The plural is violas.
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