1) Alto clef instrument 2) Ancestor of a cello 3) Bad-sounding instrument 4) Baroque bowed instrument 5) Baroque chamber instrument 6) Baroque Era instrument 7) Baroque fiddle forerunner 8) Baroque instrument 9) Baroque stringed instrument 10) Baroque-orchestra instrument 11) Bass relative 12) Bowed instrument
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Although bass viols superficially resemble cellos, viols are different in numerous respects from instruments of the violin family: the viol family has flat rather than curved backs, sloped rather than squarely rounded shoulders, c holes rather than f holes, and six rather than four strings; some of the many additional differences are tuning strate...
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• (n.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor. • (n.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings.
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bowed, stringed musical instrument used principally in chamber music of the 16th to the 18th century. The viol shares with the Renaissance lute the ... [6 related articles]
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a ten string (five double string) guitar originally brought to Brazil by the Jesuits. Viola caipira translates as country mans guitar. It is popular for folk music in both north and south Brazil.
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acoustic guitar.
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Vi'ol noun [ French
viole ; confer Pr.
viola ,
viula , Spanish , Portuguese , & Italian
viola , Late Latin
vitula ; of uncertain origin; perhaps from Latin
vitulari to celebrate a festival, keep holiday, be joyful, perhaps originally, to sacrifice a calf (
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The viol was a stringed musical instrument of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings.
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n] - any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
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noun any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
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Member of a Renaissance family of bowed six-stringed musical instruments with flat backs, fretted fingerboards, and narrow shoulders that flourished particularly in England about 1540–1700, before their role was taken by the violins. Normally performing as an ensemble or consort, their reper...
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