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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 July 2020 and 14 August 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Ikhan94.

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Pronunciation

The article states that there is an alternate UK pronunciation of the instrument as vy-oh-la. Although I am American, I played viola for a year in an orchestra in England in the 1960s, and I never heard this pronunciation. Can a Brit help us here -- do folks in England every say vy-oh-la for the instrument? If not, that pronunciation possibility should be omitted.Ajrocke (talk) 13:54, 19 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Moving information from lead to content section

Would it be best to move this part from the lead to the Twentieth century and beyond section? It seems excessive to include this information in the beginning. Perhaps creating a list of well-known composers might help declutter this information.

""In the earlier part of the 20th century, more composers began to write for the viola, encouraged by the emergence of specialized soloists such as Lionel Tertis and William Primrose. English composers Arthur Bliss, York Bowen, Benjamin Dale, Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten, Rebecca Clarke and Ralph Vaughan Williams all wrote substantial chamber and concert works. Many of these pieces were commissioned by, or written for Lionel Tertis. William Walton, Bohuslav Martinů, Toru Takemitsu, Tibor Serly, Alfred Schnittke, and Béla Bartók have written well-known viola concertos. Paul Hindemith, who was a violist, wrote a substantial amount of music for viola, including the concerto, "Der Schwanendreher". The concerti by Béla Bartók, Paul Hindemith, Carl Stamitz, Georg Philipp Telemann, and William Walton are considered major works of the viola repertoire."" Ikhan94 (talk) 23:52, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree; that part of the lead could stand to be trimmed, perhaps with the content adapted to fit under the "Twentieth century and beyond" heading. Just plain Bill (talk) 00:21, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Notable works paragraph in lead section

The last paragraph of the lead section now mentions some notable pieces and composers. Is that information too specific for the lead section? It might fit more appropriately under Section 5, "Music." Additionally, a lot of the claims for what are considered major works are uncited. While there are few publications concerning viola, there are many comprehensive biographies of the composers who wrote those pieces; those could be possible sources. Isabelle183 (talk) 03:06, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My edit to the range image

I've been bold and changed the range of the image. No reliable source said that viola can comfortablely go up to d7, and multiple sources mentioned E6 or G6.[1] [2] [3] [4] QiuLiming1 (talk) 20:50, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]