Violone

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the instrument family affiliation?Can belong to either the viol family or the violin family
2. What is the linguistic origin?Italian, derived from 'viol' with the augmentative suffix '-one', meaning 'large viol'
3. Why is it called a "big violone"?The word "violone" comes from Italian, where "viol" means viol and the suffix "-one" means big. So it literally means "large viol."
4. How many strings does a violone usually have?Violones can have three, four, five, or six strings, depending on the maker and the style of music.

Augmentative Suffix: A morpheme added to a word to indicate increased size or intensity.
Viola da Gamba: A family of fretted, bowed string instruments held between the legs.
Historically Informed Performance: A movement aiming to recreate the sound and style of music from past eras.