bratsjer
Bratsjer is the Norwegian plural form of bratsj, the viola — a bowed string instrument slightly larger than the violin and tuned a fifth lower (C3–G3–D4–A4). The term appears in Norwegian musical contexts to denote multiple violas or section players in an orchestra or chamber ensemble.
The viola occupies the alto range in the modern string family and commonly uses the alto clef
Historically the viola developed alongside other bowed strings during the Renaissance and Baroque periods and gained
In Norwegian musical writing and conversation, bratsjer simply refers to more than one viola or to the