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A mid-sized bowed, stringed instrument used mostly for harmonies and not for solos.

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: A mid-sized bowed, stringed instrument used mostly for harmonies and not for solos. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: n-A large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions.

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  • I was responsible mainly for violin and piano tuition, but my position as String teacher also included teaching the viola and cello.
  • But, truthfully, I don’t think the viola is a bluegrass instrument.
  • When I woke up, I called the viola player/composer Max Savikangas and said these words to him.
  • Victor Borge said that the only difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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