Violas in a sentence

This month, gardeners should also transplant evergreen shrubs and conifers and “brighten-up” containers and flower beds with spring bedding such as pansies, violas, sedums and chrysanthemums.

Violas and pansies can be planted out now, either ones bought from a garden center or your own seedlings or rooted cuttings.

The gardening expert said: "Violas are a beautiful addition to your garden during the colder part of the year, offering bright flowers that bloom throughout the winter.

Violas are smaller than pansies, but both come in seemingly endless varieties of color.

Guest speakers, live music from the Violas, raffles, drinks, nibbles and fun are on the agenda.

She was born in Waycross to the late Violas and Nancy Jane Ott Boyd and lived here all of her life.

Straggly Violas, Helianthemums, Astrantias, and Hardy Geraniums (not given the ‘Chelsea Chop’) can be cut back by half, encouraging them to produce a less floppy plant flowering a little later than normal.

Among his first published pieces of chamber music, the sextets for strings Op.18 and Op.36 contain what amounts to solo parts for both violas.

A string orchestra has only string instruments, i.e., violins, violas, cellos and double basses.

Bach transcribed six of Vivaldi's concerti for solo keyboard, three for organ, and one for four harpsichords, strings, and basso continuo (BWV 1065) based upon the concerto for four violins, two violas, cello, and basso continuo ( RV 580).

Because of the viola's size, violists with short arms tend to use smaller-sized violas for easier playing.

Comparatively fewer electric violas do exist, for those who prefer the physical size or familiar touch references of a viola-sized instrument.

In 16th century Italy, both "violas",—the early viols and violins—developed somewhat simultaneously.

In the string family, there are sections of violins (I and II), violas, cellos (often eight), and basses (often from six to eight).

It is common enough (and justifiable) today for modern players of the viola da gamba to call their instruments violas and likewise to call themselves violists.

Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207 Violet can also refer to the first violas which were originally painted a similar color.

Many of his violas remain in Australia, his country of residence, where during some decades the violists of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra had a dozen of them in their section.

Many of the arias include parts for solo instruments—recorders, oboes, violas d'amore, and mandolins—that showcased the range of talents of the girls.

Recently some orchestras performing Baroque music (such as the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra ) have had all of their violins and violas, solo and ensemble, perform standing up.

Some such instruments are somewhat longer and should be regarded as violas.