Definition of the French term viole d’amour in music:

  1. viola d'amore
  2. organ string stop of 8' or 4' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a viola d'amore (equivalent to "Liebesgeige" in German and "Viole d'Amore" in Italian)
Language
French
Singular
viole d’amour
Plural
violes d’amour
Abbreviation
Vle. d'a.
Alt. abbreviation
Vle. d'am.

French musical terms related to viole d’amour: