and the cello (which is tuned an octave below it). History The viola dates from around the same time as the violin, its smaller brother, in the early 16th Century. It has evolved over the centuries, ...

Fairfield Warde and Ludlowe high schools received a set of violins, a cello and viola — part of the preserved ... as D'Souza and Cassa played the violin, and Gallas, the cello.

Poor viola! Neglected and ridiculed for centuries this (really very ... Lacking the brilliant sound of the violin and the robust body of the cello the viola has sat neglected and maligned in ...