VIENNA SYMPHONIC LIBRARY | KONTAKT | 7.80 GB
它的构造和小提琴是一样的，唯一的不同是更大的尺寸。它庄严和黑暗的音色与小提琴形成鲜明的对比，使中提琴非常适合作为小提琴家族的中间声音。
它的弓比小提琴的弓重一点，马毛也宽一点。
中提琴特有的声音是由以下因素造成的:
中提琴的音调比小提琴低五度(C3 =第四弦，G3 =第三弦，D4 =第二弦，A4 =第一弦)。这意味着这两种乐器的频率是2:3。如果将这个比例应用到乐器的实际尺寸上，中提琴的身体将比它实际的长度(约42厘米)长12厘米(约54厘米)。
换句话说，中提琴相对于它的调音来说太小了，这就是它与众不同的音色的原因。在两种乐器上，身体的自然共振与调音的比率是不同的:小提琴上的自然共振大约是在最低音以上的六个半音符，中提琴上是十一个半音符。
20世纪的作曲家通过为中提琴写独奏作品，帮助中提琴摆脱了声音明亮的小提琴的阴影。
分类
弦乐器，颈琴，弦乐器
头
卷轴，钉箱，4个侧装钉
脖子
上螺母，无间隙指板
身体
长度:约。39-42厘米，箱形。腹部有f形声孔，背部，肋骨。
字符串
振动弦的长度:约。37-38.9厘米，4根弦，调到五度音程:C3, G3, D4, A4。材料:肠线，银或铝绕，通常是钢。
弓
长度:74厘米;杆，点，可调蛙
沉默的
由金属或枫木制成的梳状装置，用来减弱桥的振动。
It is constructed using the same components as the violin, the only difference being the larger size. Its stately and dark timbre contrasts sharply with that of the violin and makes the viola perfectly suited as the violin family’s middle voice.
Its bow is a little heavier than the violin bow and the horsehair a little broader.
The characteristic sound of the viola is a result of the following factors:
The viola is tuned to a fifth lower than the violin (C3 = 4th string, G3 = 3rd string, D4 = 2nd string, A4 = 1st string). This means that the frequencies of the two instruments are in a ratio of 2:3. If this ratio were applied to the actual size of the instruments the viola’s body would have to be 12 cm longer (i.e. around 54 cm) than it actually is (around 42 cm).
In other words, the viola is too small in proportion to its tuning and this is the reason for its distinctive timbre. The ratio of the natural resonance of the body to the tuning is different on the two instruments: on the violin the natural resonance is about six half notes above the lowest note, on the viola eleven half notes.
20th century composers helped the viola to escape from the shadow of the brighter-sounding violin by writing solo works for it.
Classification
Chordophone, necked lute, stringed instrument
Head
Scroll, pegbox, 4 side-mounted pegs
Neck
Top nut, fretless fingerboard
Body
Length: approx. 39–42 cm, box form. Belly with F-shaped sound holes, back, ribs.
Strings
Length of the vibrating strings: approx. 37–38.9 cm, 4 strings, tuned to intervals of a fifth: C3, G3, D4, A4. Material: gut, silver or aluminum-wound, often steel.
Bow
Length: 74 cm; rod, point, adjustable frog
Mute
Comb-shaped device made of metal or maple which damps the vibration of the bridge.
