What does bass viol mean?
Definitions for bass viol
beɪsbass vi·ol
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Princeton's WordNet
viola da gamba, gamba, bass violnoun
viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, contrabass, string bassnoun
largest and lowest member of the violin family
Wiktionary
bass violnoun
A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bass-viol
On the sweep of the arch lies one of the Muses, playing on a bass-viol. Dryden.
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bass viol
A bass viol is a musical instrument of the viol family that is played upright and has a lower pitch range similar to a cello. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th centuries and is featured mainly in Baroque and Renaissance music. It is also known as viola da gamba or simply, gamba.
Webster Dictionary
Bass viol
a stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bass viol in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bass viol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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