bass viol

[ beys ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

bass viol

/ beɪs /

bass viol

The largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the strings , also called a bass fiddle or double bass . The player must stand or sit on a tall stool to play it.

First recorded in 1580–90

I doubt if you can play the Dead March on a bass-viol, and I'm morally certain you can't play it and walk with it too.

Pillsbury played the bass viol, and once a week or so he and Penny got together and spent an entranced hour.

At the sound of the bass viol the bull stood still, raised his head, and glowered at the extraordinary object before him.

The use of instruments had crept slowly into the choir, and if they had a flute and a bass viol they considered they did well.

One Sunday I can well mind—a bass viol day that time, and Yeobright had brought his own.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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