Other names Viola campaniça | Classification String instrument | |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification (Composite chordophone) Developed Vila Verde de Ficalho, South-eastern Portugal. | ||
The viola campaniça is a 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".
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