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Viola bastarda

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance.

    "Two more Viola Bastardas from the same collection are by “Batista fiel (son) d’Anto. Cicilian in Venetia.”"

Etymology

From Italian viola bastarda (literally “bastard viol”).

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