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Encyclopedia > Violotta


A violotta is a tenor viola (or tenor violin) invented by the German luthier Alfred Stelzner and patented in 1891. It is tuned in G D A E, an octave below the violin.


It is rarely used by composers. One of the few works where it is used is the String Quintet in A by Felix Draeseke.


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Alfred Stelzner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (161 words)
Two instruments of his invention were the violotta and cellone.
The violotta is tuned an octave below the violin, and possesses a timbre between that of the viola and cello.
The cellone, a large cello, is tuned between the cello and string bass.
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