Why is the viola a chordophone?

Answer 1

Actually, the instruments come in various sizes, so they cannot be classified as smaller or bigger. The smallest sizes are the same, and the largest sizes are the same. The violas, however, have more variety in sizes, considering it goes 10 inch to 16 inch, while the violin has only a few main sizes, 1/4 to 4/4.

Answer 2

I am a violist. I think that the viola is special because it is the only instrument in the world that uses the alto clef. Not many people play the viola and in orchestras, violist are always needed.

Answer 3

The viola was an instrument developed more or less as a necessary adjunct in string quartet music - a warmer toned alto violin. The violin has a more expressive, singing voice, and became the most favored instrument of the string family.

Also, the clef the viola plays in is called "C" clef: a very uncommon clef today.

Answer 4

I would say that the string bass is the older brother of the cello. I play the cello, and the violins and violas are smaller, so the bass, although a lower tone, would perhaps fit this description best.

Answer 5

This is because the viola is bigger than the violin and deeper in pitch.

Answer 6

The name "violin" comes from the Latin word vitula, which means "stringed instrument".

Answer 7

Violas are bigger than violins because they are made to have a deeper sound. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound.

Answer 8

The viola, like the violin, cello, and bass, has four strings. It belongs to the string family because its sound is created through the vibration of a string.