"But that happens. That's part of the deal." Arthur Fiedler was a 35-year-old viola player in the Boston Symphony when he was hired to conduct the Pops in 1930.

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So again this is on a viola so it has a deeper, darker timbre than a violin but here's a scale.

对于中提琴来说,它有着比小提琴更为深沉的音色,现在为你们演奏音阶

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Does the violin play a chord and are the trumpets-- each trumpet playing a chord and the viola--is it playing a chord?

小提琴弹和弦了吗，那些喇叭呢-,或说每个喇叭都吹和弦了吗，还有中提琴，它也有和弦吗？

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All these people happen to be playing the violin, viola,or what have you next to you.

这些人不只是碰巧在你身边，演奏小提琴或中提琴。

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The viola is very similar to the violin so anything I sayabout the viola applies to the violin as well, and of course you all are probably familiar with violins and the size.

中提琴和小提琴很相似,所以我讲的一切关于中提琴的原理,同样适用于小提琴,当然,你们可能都比较熟悉小提琴,关于提琴的大小

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