violino piccolon.
/viːəˌliːnəʊ ˈpɪkələʊ/, U.S. /viəˌlinoʊ ˈpɪkəloʊ/ A small variety of violin.
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kit?1520
pochette1654
violino piccolo1776
three-quarter fiddle1889
1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music III. iv. i. 431 The Violini piccoli alla Francese must in strictness signify small violins; and of these there are none now known but that contemptible instrument called the Kit.
1889 G. Grove Dict. Music IV. 813/1 Violino piccolo, a violin of small size, but of the ordinary parts and proportions, differing in this respect from the pochette or kit.
1961 Times 24 July 7/6 Mr. Carl Pini had taken the trouble to use a violino piccolo for the performance.
1979 Early Music 7 3 The instruments..include..violino piccolo (with its characteristically scalloped outline) theorbo-lute, and bass viol.
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