bass viol vs viola

bass viol

noun
  • A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello. 

viola

noun
  • A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone. 

  • A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music. 

  • A person who plays the viola. 

  • An organ stop having a similar tone. 

  • A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music. 

  • Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies. 

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