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‖ quinton|kæ̃tɔ̃|
[Fr.]
A musical instrument of the viol or violin families, having five strings (see also quots. 1941, 1954).
[1870C. Engel Descr. Catal. Mus. Instr. in S. Kensington Mus. 77 Five-stringed viol. Called by the French Quinton.] 1889[see pardessus 2]. 1916Stanford & Forsyth Hist. Mus. ix. 195 True viols have no fewer than six strings apiece... But the makers are beginning to see the necessity of reducing the number... They are just introducing a modified type of instrument with five strings. They call these the quintons. 1941[see pardessus 2]. 1954Grove's Dict. Mus. (ed. 5) VI. 1037/1 The rather ugly word quinton seems to have originated as a 19th-century dealers' name to decribe a curious hybrid sort of viol-violin... The instruments appear to belong to the late 18th century... The name drifted into reference books where it was misapplied to the perfectly normal treble and par-dessus French viols of the mid-16th century, which often have only five strings. 1961T. Dart in A. Baines Mus. Instr. through Ages 189 During the eighteenth century certain hybrids between the two families of viols and violins made a brief appearance on the musical scene—for instance, the quinton, the baryton, and the arpeggione—but few musicians regretted their equally abrupt departure. 1976Early Music July 361/2 The quinton is built basically like a violin, with arched back, shallow ribs and pointed bouts, but with sloping viol shoulders. |