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Meanings of viola da gamba in inglês

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viola de gamba

Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello.

viola da gamba

Any one of a family of bowed, fretted, stringed musical instruments developed in the 1400s and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Usage of viola da gamba in inglês
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I am fond of the violincello, the viola da gamba of medieval times.
A Dream of Empire; Or, The House of Blennerhassett
2
And who would play the viola da gamba at his concerts?
Evelyn Innes
3
You're not going to stop here all your life playing the viola da gamba.
Evelyn Innes
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I am going to play the viola da gamba.
Evelyn Innes
5
And," she exclaimed, clasping her hands, "who will play the viola da gamba?"
Evelyn Innes
6
In the corner was a viola da gamba, and against the walls a harpsichord and a clavichord.
Evelyn Innes
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The harpsichord and the viola da gamba!
Evelyn Innes
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They usually joined the choir, but that fair-haired Samsamese across from me played a mean viola da gamba.
Seraphina
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He also loaned him a fiddle and presented him a viola da gamba, and often invited him to dinner.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 / Little J...
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The concert began with a sonata for the harpsichord and the viola da gamba, and then Evelyn sang her two songs.
Evelyn Innes
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He was a great player on the viola da gamba, and composed much music of importance in its day for that instrument.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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Originally from Iran, the Tabassians relocated to Montreal in 1990 where they recruited Pierre-Yves Martel who excels on the viola da gamba.
Radio NZ
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Gorgeous 2012 album of experimental compositions with Kevin Murphy and Thomas Haugh kicking out the jams with double-bass, viola da gamba and especially cello.
The Irish Times
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The orchestra was relatively small but enhanced with many different timbres and tones by instruments like oboes d'amore and a beautifully played viola da gamba.
Radio NZ
15
That she played the viola da gamba very well was true enough, but what sense was there in a girl like that playing an instrument?
Evelyn Innes
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Ah, I remember this, she said, catching sight of the harpsichord part of a suite by J.P. Rameau, for the harpsichord and viola da gamba.
Evelyn Innes
Translations for viola da gamba
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viola da gamba