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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 July 2020 and 14 August 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Ikhan94.

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My edit to the range image

I've been bold and changed the range of the image. No reliable source said that viola can comfortablely go up to d7, and multiple sources mentioned E6 or G6.[1] [2] [3] [4] QiuLiming1 (talk) 20:50, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tuning Reference

I was looking for info on viola tuning and white reading my copy of The Study Orchestration by Samuel Adler (039397572X) I came across the passage that is the source for this paragraph on page 41: The tuning C–G–D–A is used for the great majority of all viola music. However, other tunings are occasionally employed, both in classical music, where the technique is known as scordatura, and in some folk styles. Mozart, in his Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E♭, wrote the viola part in D major, and specified that the violist raises the strings in pitch by a semitone. He probably intended to give the viola a brighter tone so the rest of the ensemble wouldn't overpower it.

I don't really know how to add references to wikipedia articles, but I thought I would mention it here. 139.47.67.238 (talk) 15:44, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

The claim that the instrument name is sometimes pronounced "vy-oh-la" is wrong - the references cited refer to the viola flower, which is pronounced differently. Vee-oh-la is the standard pronunciation for the instrument, both in North America and in the UK. 50.68.40.160 (talk) 07:17, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Viola (the plant genus)

'Viola' has many uses, two of which are far more common than others, viola (the instrument) and Viola (the genus of plants, including violets and pansies). There are other uses, including as a first name, but I expect this has come from the plant itself. The disambiguation link is helpful here.

Looking at page views over time, both the plant and instrument fluctuate in popularity, with the plant becoming much more popular around April/May, both compared to other times of year, and compared to Viola (instrument), which makes sense, given the seasonal interest.

Currently, typing in 'Viola' automatically brings you to the musical instrument, and I am not trying to change the autodirect away from Viola (the instrument), to either the disambiguation page or the plant genus. Instead, I've added a note at the top of the page, for those who were autodirected to this article, but who are looking for the plant article. I considered doing the same with the Viola (plant genus) article, but as 'Viola' automatically links to the instrument, this is probably unnecessary. Montezuma69 (talk) 20:32, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]