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It's a matter of opinion. They aren't really that different, and how they sound depend entirely on how well they were built and the proficiency of the player. There are way more good violist players though, because for most orchestral pieces, there are two violin sections, so there need to be twice as many violins.

Though most violists get a college degree more commonly than a violin would and differentiating on the proficiency on the player a violinists are usually payed more because violas are more rarely found than a violist.

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