At the Library of Congress last month, Roberto Díaz was playing on an exceedingly rare viola. What didn’t cross his mind, he says, is just how much the hunk of maple and spruce clutched beneath his ...

I just played a few notes, and the heavens opened ... ‘What’s that?’ ‘A viola. It’s the alto member of the string family. It’s larger than a violin. It has a much more beautiful, ...

It is the Kathleen Turner of the string family. From a Medici grand prince to a Macy‘s heir The Tuscan-Medici viola was made for ... a note and how to connect notes a certain way.

The viola is the middle voice of the string family. It is slightly larger than a violin ... Each of the four strings is tuned a fifth apart, making up the notes C, G, D and A. The sound is made when ...

The viola is a beautiful and versatile instrument that adds a rich tone to an orchestra or string ensemble. If you are a beginner who is eager to explore a new world of music or an experienced ...

What drew you to the viola in the first place? So, I knew I wanted to play a string instrument ... added to it so you're not just playing the notes, you're, like, telling a story, kind of.

The Marian Anderson String Quartet -- Marianne Henry and Nicole Cherry, violins; Diedra Lawrence, viola; and Prudence McDaniel, cello -- performs a program titled "On Being Enslaved," under the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Poor viola. The stalwart inner voice of the string quartet is much-maligned with whole websites devoted to lampooning its players.

Comedian Isabel Hagen is blurring fact and fiction with her music-centric directorial debut “On a String.” The indie ... hottest cellist,’ he informs her of a viola opening in the prestigious ...

Melbourne-born Farrands, 34, was appointed principal viola of the ACO two years ago, and Tognetti says it is time that she, too, had a Golden Age instrument to play. “Of course, it took us a ...

Patrick Ireland, who has died aged 100, was the founding viola player of the Allegri String Quartet; officially the quartet was named after Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652), regarded as the first ...

I just played a few notes, and the heavens opened ... ‘What’s that?’ ‘A viola. It’s the alto member of the string family. It’s larger than a violin. It has a much more beautiful, ...