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BERLIOZ Hector

Mutes are small wooden machines placed on the bridge of stringed instruments to weaken their sound, and at the same time give them a sad, mysterious and gentle accent.

Grand Traité d'Instrumentation et d'Orchestration Modernes

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KOECHLIN Charles

The expressive phrases of the viola show it to be more intimate than the cello or violin, sometimes infinitely softer, and always noble.

Traité de l'Orchestration

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BERLIOZ Hector

The viola's low strings have a particular bite, its high notes shine with a sadly passionate accent, and its timbre in general is deeply melancholy.

Grand Traité d'Instrumentation et d'Orchestration Modernes

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Nikolay

Nobility, warmth, and equality of tone from one end of the scale to the other are qualities common to all stringed instruments, and render them essentially superior to instruments of other groups.

Principles of Orchestration