viola alta – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term viola alta in music:

large viola made by Karl Adam Hörlein and introduced by Hermann Ritter in 1876

Language

Italian

Singular

viola alta

Plural

viole alte

Abbreviation

Vla. A.

Italian musical terms related to viola alta:

viola – viola...
viola bassa – bass viola designed by Hermann Ritter in 1905 (twi...
viola d'amore – viola d'amore
viola da gamba – viol...
viola da gamba basso – bass viol (bass viola da gamba)
viola da gamba contralto – alto viol (alto viola da gamba)
viola da gamba soprano – treble viol (treble viola da gamba)
viola da gamba tenore – tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
viola elettrica – electric viola
viola pomposa – viola pomposa (five-stringed viola developed aroun...
viola tenore – tenor viola (extinct member of the violin family)...
violotta – tenor viola or tenor violin with a range between t...