viola d'amore

noun

viola d'amore

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Italian viola d'amore (“viol of love”).

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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument similar to the treble viol, used chiefly in the Baroque period.

Related terms
oboe d'amore

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