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The viola amarantina, also called Viola de Amarante or Viola of two hearts is a traditional Portuguese cordophone of the Douro Litoral region. It has a box shaped like an 8 and 10 strings (5 doubles).
It is played "rasgado", with the fingers of the right hand running through the ropes.
The two orders of higher ropes tune in unison, the three most...
The viola amarantina, also called Viola de Amarante or Viola of two hearts is a traditional Portuguese cordophone of the Douro Litoral region. It has a box shaped like an 8 and 10 strings (5 doubles).
It is played "rasgado", with the fingers of the right hand running through the ropes.
The two orders of higher ropes tune in unison, the three most serious orders in octaves. From the highs to the basses A4 - E4 - B3 - A3 - D3
These chordophones originate in the Iberian vihuela, having the harmonic box smaller than the classic guitar.
The Portuguese regional chorophones have been attracting more and more interest and to be used more in traditional music.
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