Whats the difference between a Viola and a fiddle?

Is a 'fiddle' another name for viola?

Whats the difference between a Viola and a fiddle?
No fiddle is usually another name for violin. A viola is bigger than a violin and is the middle voice of the violin family between the violin (high) and cello (low).





Fiddle v. violin jokes...





"When you are buying it, it's a fiddle. When you are selling it, it's a violin."





"The violin sings, the fiddle dances."





"A fiddle is a violin with attitude."





"What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?" "No one cries when they spill beer on a fiddle."





Viola jokes...





"How is lightning like a violist's fingers?" "Neither one strikes in the same place twice."





"How do you keep your violin from getting stolen?" "Put it in a viola case."





"What's the difference between a violin and a viola? "1. The viola burns longer. 2. The viola holds more beer. 3. You can tune the violin."





"What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?" "The coffin has the dead person on the inside."
Reply:When most people today speak of a fiddle, they are talking about a violin, not a viola.


Historically, just about any instrument played with a bow, especially folk instruments, is called a fiddle. There were renaissance fiddle, corn-stalk fiddle, cigar box fiddle, etc.





You can, as already said, fiddle on a viola, too, and just as with a violin, that usually means playing just about anything other than classical music in the classical style on it. Check out Carol Cook for some viola fiddling.
Reply:Not Much. They are the same basic instrument. Fiddlers generally prefer a flatter curve on the top of the bridge and four fine tuners.
Reply:"Fiddle" is another name for a violin; it's more about the way it is played than about the instrument itself. A viola is a member of the string family of instruments - violin, viola, cello, and bass, corresponding to soprano, alto, tenor, and bass ranges, respectively. The viola is not generally played "fiddle-style;" that is a style of violin music that is often used in country, bluegrass, and Celtic styles of music.
Reply:Yes, the viola can be played as a fiddle...I've done it myself...I've played some Celtic stuff on viola which came off very well. I was really surprised at how easy it was to adapt to the fingerboard after having learned on violin.
Reply:a fiddle is another name for a violin.





violins and violas are different in two ways, first the size. violas are typically slightly bigger. this emites a lower tone..





secondly violins and violas have different strings..





violins have GDAE


Violas have CGDA (this is one octive lower than the violin)
Reply:size

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