Viola braguesa
{{Short description|Stringed musical instrument from Portugal}}
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|classification=String instrument
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|hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone
|developed= Braga, north-western Portugal
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|related=Viola caipira, Viola beiroa, Viola campaniça, Viola da terra, Viola de arame, Viola sertaneja, Viola terceira, Viola toeira, Viola amarantina.
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Viola braguesa is a stringed instrument from Braga in northwestern Portugal. It has 10 strings in 5 courses. The strings are made of steel. It is tuned C4/C3–G4/G3–A4/A3–D4/D4–G4/G4. The scale length is about {{convert|500|mm|abbr=in}}.
Requinta
Many {{Interlanguage link multi|Portuguese violas|pt|3=Violas_portuguesas}}, such as the Viola braguesa, have smaller requinto versions also, called 'requinta'. The viola braguesa requinta is tuned: A4/A3–C5/C4–F5/F4–C{{music|#}}5/C{{music|#}}5–E5/E5. This tuning is a fifth above the standard Viola braguesa.{{cite web |author1= Francisco Gouveia |author2= José António Neves |title= GUITARRAS DE PORTUGAL CORDOFONES PORTUGUESES| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140413183143/http://www.guitarrasdeportugal.com/ |archive-date= 13 April 2014 |url=http://www.guitarrasdeportugal.com/#requinta}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com The Stringed Instrument Database]
- [http://atlasofpluckedinstruments.com ATLAS of Plucked Instruments]
Category:Portuguese musical instruments
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