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Meaning of "bass viol" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BASS VIOL

bass viol  [beɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASS VIOL

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Bass viol is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BASS VIOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bass viol

Viol

The viol or viola da gamba is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments that first appeared in Spain in the mid to late 15th century and was most popular in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Early ancestors include the Arabic rebab and the medieval European vielle, but later, more-direct possible ancestors include the Venetian viole and the 15th- and 16th-century Spanish vihuela, a 6-course plucked instrument tuned like a lute that looked like but was quite distinct from the 4-course guitar. Although bass viols superficially resemble cellos, viols are different in numerous respects from instruments of the violin family: the viol family has flat rather than curved backs, sloped rather than squarely rounded shoulders, c holes rather than f holes, and six rather than four strings; some of the many additional differences are tuning strategy, the presence of frets, and underhand rather than overhand bow grip.

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base
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bass
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case
keɪs
case-by-case
ˈkeɪsbaɪkeɪs
chase
tʃeɪs
database
ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs
enlace
ɪnˈleɪs
face
feɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
interface
ˈɪntəˌfeɪs
lace
leɪs
marketplace
ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs
MySpace
ˈmaɪˌspeɪs
place
pleɪs
race
reɪs
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showcase
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASS VIOL

bass clarinet
bass clef
bass drum
bass fiddle
bass flute
bass guitar
bass guitarist
bass horn
bass player
bass response
Bass Strait
bass trombone
bass tuba
bass-baritone
bass-relief
Basse-Normandie
Basse-Terre
Bassein
Bassenthwaite
basser

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASS VIOL

apiol
Auriol
Baliol
Balliol
diol
dithiol
estradiol
estriol
ethanediol
geraniol
Kriol
lyra viol
oestradiol
oil of vitriol
thiol
triol
urushiol
viol
vitriol
zinc vitriol

Synonyms and antonyms of bass viol in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bass viol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASS VIOL

Find out the translation of bass viol to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bass viol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bass viol» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低音古提琴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bass viol
570 millions of speakers

English

bass viol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बास वाइल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باس فيول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрабас
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo viol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাষ্প ভলিউম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

viole de gambe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bass viol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gambe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低音ヴィオール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

베이스 비올
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bass viol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

âm bass Viol
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாஸ் வன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बास व्हायल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bas şiddeti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basso viol
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bas Wiola
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрабас
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bas viol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπάσο viol
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bas harp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bas viol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bass viol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bass viol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASS VIOL»

The term «bass viol» is normally little used and occupies the 122.717 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASS VIOL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bass viol

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASS VIOL»

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1
The History of Rickenbacker Guitars
The Electro Bass Viol— Rickenbacker produced the first fully electric basses with string driven pickups. Introduced in the 1930s, they were not bass guitars, but rather, stand-up fretless bass viols. Like the Electro violins, there were two versions ...
Richard R. Smith, 1987
2
Twelve fantasias for two bass viols and organ and eleven ...
M. 14, organ, l.h., upper part, sharp added to note 1 from OCa. M. 18, bass viol I, note 1, lower note of double stop omitted in LBa; bass viols I and II, repeat sign at end of m. in LBa. M. 19, bass viol I, note 1 has fermata in OBc; bass viol II, note 3  ...
John Coperario, Richard Charteris, 1982
3
The Facts on File Dictionary of Music
483 tral third (the accompanying example shows the typical tuning for the bass viol; all the intervals are fourths except for the interval C–E, which is a third). Another feature distinguishing the viol is its sloping shoulders, that is, the body sloped ...
Christine Ammer, 2004
4
Concerto for bass viol and orchestra
Inspired by the use of the bass viol in Bach cantatas as well as jazz groups. Includes two piano reductions: Concert Pitch and Solo Tuning in D. Co-commissioned by 15 orchestras and the International Society of Bassists.
John Harbison, 2009
5
Play the viol: the complete guide to playing the treble, ...
The book surveys the viol's repertoire with a wide-ranging list of published music, offers solutions to problems likely to be encountered, and includes practical information on choice and care of viols and bows.
Alison Crum, Sonia Jackson, 1989
6
The lyra viol consorts
For the uppermost part source II specifies treble viol, source I violin, sources III and IV simply treble; the lowest voice is assigned to bass viol in sources I and II, while sources III and IV call more generically for "base" or "basso," respectively.
John Jenkins, Frank Traficante, 1992
7
"I Will Sing the Wondrous Story": A History of Baptist ...
One of the earliest instruments used in nineteenth-century Baptist worship was the "bass viol," an instrument that is similar to the modern violoncello. The bass viol was popular in the singing schools of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth ...
David W. Music, Paul Akers Richardson, 2008
8
The Early History of the Viol
Of all deep bass instruments in the late 16th century, the double-bass viol was possibly the most versatile and widely used. In both Germany and Italy the instrument frequently appears in large mixed ensembles, providing a firm and sustained ...
Ian Woodfield, 1988
9
The Caldwell Collection of Viols: A Life Together in the ...
James Caldwell, baroque oboe; Catharina Meints, baroque cello; Lisa Goode Crawford, harpsichord. 1.7. Jacques Ibert, “The Mosque of Paris,” from Suite Symphonique. The Viols of the Caldwell Collection 1 Bass viol labeled John [ Rose?] ...
Catharina Meints Caldwell, Thomas G. MacCracken, 2012
10
The Consort Music of William Lawes, 1602-1645
The bass viol doubles the bass line. In B1 the violin again plays a new melody, incorporating tripla variations. Against this, the viol plays 'mixt' divisions in almost continuous quaver triplets. Lawes again employs the concertante idiom as the ...
John Patrick Cunningham, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASS VIOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bass viol is used in the context of the following news items.
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York Early Music Festival brings entente cordiale to Anglo-French …
In Entente Cordiale 2, Kati Debretzeni violin, Richard Boothby bass viol, Mahan Esfahani harpsichord and organ, perform the English and ... «The Press, York, Jun 15»
2
Weld's Ladies of the Lake holding bake sale Saturday
... Wallace Ladd, who alternated his instruments, bass viol and tuba; and Bernie Plummer who knew all the necessary chords to be played on a ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jun 15»
3
Ricercar Charms BEMF Crowd
... starting with one of Rameau's suites, here taken by harpsichord, violin, and bass viol. Guerrier provided a solid harmonic foundation on top of ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
4
Rameau, ein Berliner
Philippe Pierlot was joined by Rainer Zipperling on bass viol for some works, along with François Fernandez, violin, and François Guerrier, ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
5
Tous les soirées du monde
In BEMF's 11pm slot last night at Jordan Hall, Philippe Pierlot presented an hour-long showcase for his solo bass viol consisting primarily of ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
6
Savall's BEMF Social Club
At the far left sat Savall, playing the bass viol and the treble vielle, two six-string instruments held between the knees like a cello, bowed with the ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
7
History: the organ at St Swithun's
In days gone by, the Makers of Musick, including perhaps a flute, clarinet, fiddles, bass viol, bassoon and oboe would have played in the gallery ... «East Grinstead Online, Jun 15»
8
All about that Double Bass
This hefty instrument has several nicknames including contrabass, string bass, bass, bass viol, bass fiddle, or bull fiddle. 4. It is a hybrid ... «OUPblog, May 15»
9
Do This: History and storytelling
... treble viol; Suzanne Cleverdon, tenor viol; Laurie Rabut, bass viol and viola; Peter Tourin, bass viol; and Alice Robbins, cello and continuo. «Concord Monitor, May 15»
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Mid-Valley students win OSAA solo music championships
•Taylor McCoin: Bass viol, McNary High School. •Jenessa Hettwer: French horn, West Salem High School. •Olga Melendez Valdez: Mezzo ... «Statesman Journal, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bass viol [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bass-viol>. May 2024 ».
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