Definition of the Italian term contra viola in music:
- organ string stop of 16' pitch, sounding an octave lower than the standard Viola (equivalent to "Contra Viola" in English)
Italian musical terms related to contra viola:
- contra – against, counter to...
- contra gamba – organ string stop of 32' or 16' pitch, sounding an...
- contra violone – organ string stop usually of 16' pitch designed to...
- contrabbasso – double bass (string instrument)...
- contrafagotto – contrabassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...
- eolina – organ string stop usually of 8' pitch with a very ...
- fugara – organ string stop of 8' or 4' pitch with a soft to...
- gamba – leg...
- Salicionale – organ string stop usually of 8' pitch with a soft ...
- viola – viola...
- viola da gamba – viol...
- violino – violin (bowed string instrument)...
- violoncello – cello...
- violone – violone (term used for several large instruments i...
