Rural Dictionary

Viola

An instrument nobody knows off in an orchestra and thinks is a violin. It is also one of two instruments that uses alto cleff.

I play the viola
Don't you mean violin
No I mean viola

by Average violist and gamer April 14, 2022

Larger than the violin but smaller than the cello. It sounds sort of chocolaty, but playing it is difficult because it's range is fit in an instrument like 30 % too small. Like the 2nd best instrument in the orchestra, behind cello. Often underappreciated, but it's really one of the best instruments out there. Violists themselves are quite eccentric- a big bundle of different personalaties.

The violas like to call themselves the meat of the orchestra sandwich, which basically means that they like to hide under the pieces of bread rather than call too much attention to themselves. Violists have to struggle with an instrument whose range is forced into a sounding body of air which is perhaps 30 percent smaller than the acoustically appropriate volume. This makes for a constant quest for the ideal viola sound (which some would say would be the viola sitting in its case) and the distinct air of the absent-minded professor amongst violists. If you need someone to fix your computer, start with the viola section.

by Rai-Medo April 6, 2011

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Viola

Viola defines someone beautiful and kind.But it is an unusual name so tell Viola she has a wonderful name.

Person: Hey, I like your name.
Viola:Thanks.

by emsnot2clever February 13, 2018

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Viola

A orchestra instrument which can actually get a college education! Violin people only make fun of the viola because they have no talent and viola people are smart asses :D

Violist~Hey can you pass me my viola?
Violinist~Sure but wait
Violist~What?
Violinst~What is the longest viola joke?
Violist~Harold in Italy!I've heard this dumb as joke so many times!People like you can't even invent one so they use the same dumb ass one!

by leo15390 October 4, 2009

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