viola bassa – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term viola bassa in music:

bass viola designed by Hermann Ritter in 1905 (twice the size of the viola alta and pitched an octave lower)

Language

Italian

Singular

viola bassa

Plural

viole basse

Italian musical terms related to viola bassa:

bassa – low...
viola – viola...
viola alta – large viola made by Karl Adam Hörlein and introduc...
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...