Viol (redirect from Viola da gamba)
The viol (/ˈvaɪəl/), viola da gamba (Italian: [ˈvjɔːla da (ɡ)ˈɡamba]), or informally gamba, is any one of a family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments...
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The sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1027–1029, are three sonatas composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for viola da gamba and harpsichord...
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Alto viol (alto viola da gamba) Bass viol (bass viola da gamba) Tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba) Treble viol (treble viola da gamba) Variants on the...
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for Viola da Gamba Solo, TWV 40:26–37, was published in Hamburg in 1735, titled Fantaisies pour la Basse de Violle. The fantasias for viola da gamba were...
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Cello (redirect from Shoulder viola)
basses. Figured bass music of the Baroque era typically assumes a cello, viola da gamba or bassoon as part of the basso continuo group alongside chordal instruments...
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family, in distinction to the viola da gamba ("leg viola") and the viol family to which the latter belongs. At first "da braccio" seems to encompass the...
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Sonata in F major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo BuxWV 253 – Sonata in G major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo BuxWV 254 –...
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playing instruments such as the viola da gamba or cello, which are held in a vertical position fixed between legs. The viola da spalla is held on the shoulder...
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Lirone (redirect from Lira da gamba)
or viol (viola da gamba). It was used in italian operas and oratoriums to accompany the human voice, especially the gods. Because the lira da gambe can...
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fiddle." The instrument differed from the violone of the viol, or "viola da gamba" family in that like the other violins it had at first three, and later...
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