Etymology

viola bastarda

Today it means: An altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance. Full definition →

Italian viola bastarda
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromviola bastarda
  2. English todayviola bastarda

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

Words from the same roots

Italianviola bastarda all →

bastard viol

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