Definition of Violas. Meaning of Violas. Synonyms of Violas

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Definition of Violas

Viola
Viola Vi"o*la, n. [L., a violet. See Violet.] (Bot.) A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.

Meaning of Violas from wikipedia

- the viola sound. Prior to the eighteenth century, violas had no uniform size. Large violas (tenors) were designed to play the lower register viola lines...
- Viola jokes are jokes that are directed towards violas and viola players, thought to have originated in the 19th century. Violas at the time were mainly...
- name was "alto de viola da braccio"). When Monteverdi called simply for "viole da braccio" in "Orfeo", the composer was requesting violas as well as treble...
- Caipira folklore, such as moda de viola, caipira pagode, catira, etc. It has its origins in Portuguese violas. Violas are direct descendants of the Latin...
- undergone several renovations. Fiorentina are known widely by the nickname Viola, a reference to their distinctive purple colours. ****ociazione Calcio Fiorentina...
- Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil and women's rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent...
- Dalla Viola (also Della Viola, De la Viola, and Viola) was an Italian family of musicians, active from about 1470 to 1570. The most prominent members...
- inches). Many Portuguese violas [pt], such as the Viola braguesa, have smaller requinto versions also, called 'requinta'. The viola braguesa requinta is tuned:...
- Tiago Jorge da Silva Violas (born 27 March 1989) is a Portuguese volleyball player who plays for S.L. Benfica and the Portugal national team. Benfica Portuguese...
- is slender in shape, similar to the baroque guitar. Like most Portuguese violas, it has a typical bridge design in which the bridge and saddle are separate...