Viola d'amore

Viola d'amore
Viola d'amore
String instrument
Other namesviole d'amour
Liebesgeige
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification321.322-71
(Composite chordophone sounded by a bow)
Playing range
Related instruments

The viola d'amore (pronounced [ˈvjɔːla daˈmoːre, viˈɔːla -]; Italian for 'viol of love') is a 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument with additional sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period. It is played under the chin in the same manner as the violin.

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