viola da braccio

Definition of the Italian term viola da braccio in music:

  1. 16th- and 17th-century term for instruments of the violin family (literally meaning "arm viola", in contrast to viola da gamba, which literally means "leg viola")
Language
Italian
Singular
viola da braccio
Plural
viole da braccio

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to viola da braccio:

  • da – from, of, by, for, at, with, to, like, as, since
  • viola – viola...