Any viol held upright on the knees or between the legs while being played; (in later use) spec. the bass viol, corresponding to the modern cello. Cf…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > viol > viola da gamba (5) viol da gamba1597 Any viol held upright on the knees or between the legs while being played; (in later use) spec. the bass viol, corresponding to the modern cello. Cf… gamba1598 = viola da gamba at viola, n.2 2a. Also, in early use, gamba viol. Also figurative. degamboya1625 = viol da gamba, n. 1. division-viol1656 a smaller kind of ‘bass-viol’, adapted for playing ‘divisions’ (sense 7); the same as viola da gamba (obsolete). viola da (also di) gamba1724 viola da (also di) gamba, = viol da gamba, n. 1. Also viola da gambist, one who plays this, a viol da gambist. |
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