viola d'amore

[ vee-oh-luh dah-mawr-ey, -mohr-ey, -duh- ]

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noun

, plural viola d'amores.

a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.

viola d'amore

/ vɪˈəʊlə dæˈmɔːrɪ /

an instrument of the viol family having no frets, seven strings, and a set of sympathetic strings. It was held under the chin when played

1690–1700; < Italian: literally, viol of love

C18: from Italian, literally: viol of love

A kind of viola d'amore of the Hardanger peasants in Norway, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ivory.

But one day seeing in a book the words "viola d'amore," he fancied he would like to possess an instrument with such a name.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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