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The viola da gamba (Italian: [ˈvjɔːla da (ɡ)ˈɡamba, viˈɔːla -]), or viol, or informally gamba, is a bowed and fretted string instrument that is played da gamba (i.e. "on the leg"). It is distinct from the later violin, or viola da braccio; and it is any one of the earlier viol family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension on the strings can be increased or decreased to adjust the pitch of each of the strings. Although treble, tenor and bass were most commonly used, viols came in different sizes, including pardessus (high treble, developed in 18th century), treble, alto, small tenor, tenor, bass and contrabass (called violone).

Viol - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bowed, fretted and stringed instrument For the municipality in Germany, see Viöl in the collective municipality of Viöl (Amt) . Not to be confused with Viola or Violin . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2012 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Viola da gamba String instrument Other names gamba (informal) Hornbostel–Sachs classification 321.322-71 (Composi

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