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viola da gamba

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vi⋅o⋅la da gam⋅ba

  [vee-oh-luh duh gahm-buh, -gam-]
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–noun, plural viola da gambas.
1. an old musical instrument of the viol family, held on or between the knees: superseded by the modern violoncello; bass viol.
2. an organ stop of eight-foot pitch giving a stringlike tone.
Origin:
1590–1600; < It: lit., viol for the leg
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Viola da Gamba/Vielle
Wendy Lu-Mi, Ogle Chinese Viols Vielles, bows, cases; great sound
www.LazarsEarlyMusic.com
Viola Da Gamba Strings
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www.JustStrings.com/ViolaDaGamba
viola da gam·ba   (gäm'bə, gām'-)   
n.  

  1. A stringed instrument, the bass of the viol family, with approximately the range of the cello. Also called bass viol, gamba, viol.

  2. An organ stop of eight-foot pitch yielding tones similar to those of the viola da gamba.


[Italian : viola, viol + da, of, for + gamba, leg.]
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