Musical Instruments
| Piano(forte) | soft-loud | A keyboard instrument |
| viola | viola, orig. Latin vitulari "be joyful" | A medium-sized stringed instrument |
| (Violon)cello | Small violone (violone means "big viola") | A large stringed instrument |
| Viola da gamba | leg viola | A stringed instrument held between the legs |
| Viola da braccio | arm viola | A stringed instrument held in the arm, such as a violin or viola |
| Viola d'amore | love viola | A tenor viol with no frets |
| Tuba | tube | A large brass instrument |
| Piccolo | little | A tiny woodwind instrument |
| Timpani | drums | Large drums |
| Cornetto | little horn | An old woodwind instrument |
| Campana | bell | A bell used in an orchestra; also campane "bells" |
| Orchestra | orchestra, orig. Greek orkesthai "dance" | An ensemble of instruments |
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