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The 11 pages that link to Viola, each with the reason it gives.

• ViolinCompared with: Its darker register complements the violin in chamber and orchestral music.

• String quartetBroader topic: Its middle register connects the violins’ brightness to the cello’s depth.

• CelloCompared with: The viola shares the cello’s open-string pitches but sounds an octave higher.

• Double stopBroader topic: Its wider string spacing and lower register shape its double-stop technique.

• String orchestraRelated: Violas supply inner harmonies between the violins and lower strings.

• William WaltonRelated: Walton made the viola a compelling solo voice in his concerto.

• ClefRelated: Viola music commonly uses alto clef to avoid excessive ledger lines.

• The Velvet Underground & NicoRelated: Cale’s amplified viola adds droning, abrasive layers to several arrangements.

• Lionel TertisNarrower topic: Tertis’s performances made this instrument a prominent solo voice.

• Giovanni Battista GuadagniniRelated: Guadagnini also made violas, extending his work beyond the violin.

• String Quintet No. 5Related: Two violas give K. 593 a denser middle register than a string quartet has.