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It is constructed using the same components as the violin, the only difference being the larger size. Its stately and dark timbre contrasts sharply with that of the violin and makes the viola perfectly suited as the violin family’s middle voice.

Its bow is a little heavier than the violin bow and the horsehair a little broader.

The characteristic sound of the viola is a result of the following factors:

The viola is tuned to a fifth lower than the violin (C3 = 4th string, G3 = 3rd string, D4 = 2nd string, A4 = 1st string). This means that the frequencies of the two instruments are in a ratio of 2:3. If this ratio were applied to the actual size of the instruments the viola’s body would have to be 12 cm longer (i.e. around 54 cm) than it actually is (around 42 cm).

In other words, the viola is too small in proportion to its tuning and this is the reason for its distinctive timbre. The ratio of the natural resonance of the body to the tuning is different on the two instruments: on the violin the natural resonance is about six half notes above the lowest note, on the viola eleven half notes.

20th century composers helped the viola to escape from the shadow of the brighter-sounding violin by writing solo works for it.

Classification

Chordophone, necked lute, stringed instrument

Head

Scroll, pegbox, 4 side-mounted pegs

Neck

Top nut, fretless fingerboard

Body

Length: approx. 39–42 cm, box form. Belly with F-shaped sound holes, back, ribs.

Strings

Length of the vibrating strings: approx. 37–38.9 cm, 4 strings, tuned to intervals of a fifth: C3, G3, D4, A4. Material: gut, silver or aluminum-wound, often steel.

Bow

Length: 74 cm; rod, point, adjustable frog

Mute

Comb-shaped device made of metal or maple which damps the vibration of the bridge.

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它被采用相同的组件作为小提琴，唯一的区别在于更大的大小。其庄严和黑暗的音色与小提琴的鲜明对比，使中提琴完全适合作为提琴家族中的声音。

它的船头是比小提琴弓和马毛有点更广泛稍重一些。

中提琴的独特声音是以下因素的结果︰

中提琴调谐，比小提琴低五 (C3 = 4 的字符串，G3 = 3 字符串，D4 = 2 字符串，A4= 1 的字符串)。这意味着这两项文书的频率比为 2:3。如果将这个比例应用于仪器的实际大小中提琴的身体都必须 12 厘米长 （即大约 54 厘米），比它实际上 （约 42厘米）。

换句话说，中提琴是其调整的比例太小，这是其独特的音色的原因。到调整身体的自然共振的比例是不同的两种乐器︰ 小提琴自然共振是大约六个半音符以上最低注记，中提琴十一半音符。

20 世纪作曲家帮助中提琴逃避从阴影中亮测小提琴由为其编写独奏作品。

分类

Chordophone，颈琵琶，弦乐器

头

滚动、 pegbox、 4 侧装式挂钩

颈部

顶端螺母，无琴

身体

长度︰ 约 39-42 厘米，框形式。与 F 形声孔，回来了，肚子肋骨。

字符串

振动的字符串的长度︰ 约 37 — — 38.9 厘米，4 弦，调到间隔五︰ C3、 G3、 D4、 A4。材料︰ 肠道、 银或铝伤口、 常钢。

弓

长度︰ 74 厘米;杆、 点、 可调的青蛙

静音

梳形装置，由金属或抑桥梁振动的枫叶。