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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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