Viola d'amore

Viola d'amore

Viola d'amore
String instrument
Other names	viole d'amour Liebesgeige
Classification	Bowed string instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.322-71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow)
Playing range
Related instruments
Cello Viol (viola da gamba) Viola Violin Violin octet instruments Vertical viola

The viola d'amore (pronounced [ˈvjɔːla daˈmoːre]; Italian for "viol of love") is a 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument with sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period. It is played under the chin in the same manner as the violin.^[1]