| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Viola campaniça |
| Classification | String instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | (Composite chordophone) |
| Developed | Vila Verde de Ficalho, South-eastern Portugal. |
| Related instruments | |
| Viola caipira, Viola beiroa, Viola braguesa, Viola da terra, Viola de arame, Viola sertaneja, Viola terceira, Viola toeira, Viola amarantina. | |
The viola campaniça is a portuguese stringed musical instrument from Vila Verde de Ficalho, in the Serpa Municipality (South-eastern Portugal). It has 10 steel strings in 5 courses, tuned C3 C2, F3 F2, C3 C3, E3 E3, G3 G3.
The adjective campaniço (kump-ah-NEE-soo) means literally "from the countryside".
External links
- The Stringed Instrument Database Archived 2014-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ATLAS of Plucked Instruments
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