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viola da gamba: see 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. . violor viola da gambaBowed stringed instrument of the 16th–18th centuries. The viols are distinguished from the violin family particularly by a fretted fingerboard, sloping shoulders, flat back, six strings, and milder tone. They exist in four sizes: treble, tenor, bass, and double bass (violone). They are played vertically, the body of the instrument being held between the legs or rested on the knee. The viol family appeared in the late 15th century and soon became widely popular and acquired a large repertory. Throughout the Baroque era, the bass viol joined the harpsichord in the basso continuo. The contemporaneous violin family, having a more penetrating tone, gradually displaced the viols in the 18th century. viola da gamba the second largest and lowest member of the viol family 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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John's Smith Square, London, June 20 Viola da gamba maestro unleashes Baroque passion, twirling the gamba like a waxed mustache. Aurally, too, there is reverse evolution, as a noise score (by zoviet*france) is supplanted by instrumental music by seventeenth-century viola da gamba master Marin Marais. Expect ample evidence of Savall's prowess on the viola da gamba, a supple ancestor of the cello. |
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