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viola bastarda

viola bastarda noun: an altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance.

viola bastarda: an altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or...
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Noun

viola bastarda (plural viola bastardas)

  1. An altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance.
    • Two more Viola Bastardas from the same collection are by “Batista fiel (son) d’Anto. Cicilian in Venetia.”1910, The Strad, page 125
    • In 1672 he visited Salzburg to make delivery to the court of a viola da gamba and two viola bastardas;[…]1943, Violins and Violinists Magazine, page 368
    Synonyms:
    bastard viol

Synonyms of viola bastarda

Forms of viola bastarda

pluralviola bastardas

Origin of viola bastarda

From Italian viola bastarda (literally “bastard viol”).

Questions about viola bastarda

What does viola bastarda mean?
Viola bastarda means an altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance.
What part of speech is viola bastarda?
Viola bastarda is a noun.
What is the plural of viola bastarda?
The plural of viola bastarda is viola bastardas.

Words near viola bastarda in the dictionary

  1. viogniers
  2. viol
  3. viol block
  4. viol blocks
  5. viola
  6. viola bastarda
  7. viola bastardas
  8. viola clef
  9. viola clefs
  10. viola d'amore
  11. viola da braccio

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