octuor de violons (New modern streamlined family of violins)
~ Ensemble
Description
New Violin Family of eight proportionally-sized violins developed mainly by Carleen Hutchins, each based directly on the standard violin and its acoustic properties, thus their sound is at a more homogeneous pitch "near the two middle open strings."
Annotation
Treble violin
Soprano violin
Mezzo violin
Alto violin
Tenor violin
Baritone violin
Small bass violin
Contrabass violin
Relations
| inventé par : | Carleen Hutchins (teacher, violinmaker & researcher) (du 1950 au 1960) |
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| type de : | fiddle |
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| consiste en : | alto violin (Alto or vertical violin, for French "alto" credits, choose viola) soprano violin tenor violin treble violin (Smallest member of the new violin family) |
| Wikidata : | Q73818 [info] |
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| page d’information : | http://www.nvfa.org/8tet.html [info] |