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bass viol |
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bass viol (bās vī`əl), properly, the largest instrument of the viol viol, family of bowed stringed instruments, the most important ensemble instruments from the 15th to the 17th cent. The viol's early history is indefinite, but it is recognizable in depictions from as early as the 11th cent. During the second half of the 17th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. family. The term now refers most often to the double bass double bass, bowed stringed musical instrument, the contrabass of the modern orchestral string section. It originated as a double-bass viol , an instrument described as early as 1566. A true double-bass violin appeared during the 18th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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