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Medieval musical instrument with 3 strings?
rebec --- Other medieval bowed instruments were the medieval fiddle, an ancestor of the viola da gamba, and the bowed lyre of Northwestern Europe called a croud, crowd, or crwth.
What is a bass viol?
A bass viol is a fretted bowed stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It is similar to, but smaller than, a cello.
Where did the viola come from?
The viola is an descendant of the Vielle family of instruments which originated in Italy in the mid to late 1400's. (it is not known exactly when the Vielle family was invented or by whom.) These instruments were called Fiedel in Germany and were played "on the arm" leading to the name "Viola da Braccio" in Italy (to differentiate them from the family of "viola da gamba", which were played with the instrument resting on the legs). The closest relative to the viola is the Violin. (The Viola d'amore, which was used in the Baroque period, and was played in the same manner as the violin and viola, but had 6 or 7 strings which were fingered on a fingerboard with frets like the Viola Da Gamba, and had additional sympathetic strings under the fingerboard which vibrated 'in sympathy' with the bowed, fingered strings.) The Viola is the Alto of the Violin Family. It also fills the part of tenor, when another violin is filling the voice of alto (i.e., in String Quartets and symphony orchestras). Attempts at a Tenor viola produced an instrument so large that it could not be played under the chin, and was held similarly to the cello. The earliest iconographic evidence of a viola is in the 1534-5 frescoes in the dome of the Sanctuary of Soranno. The earliest known surviving viola was made in 1560 by Andrea Amati. The viola has been treated as a solo instrument right along with the Violin. In the Baroque era, the solo potential of the instrument was realized by composers such as Telemann, Vivaldi and J. S. Bach, who wrote several concerti, sonatas and other solos for the instrument. Often, composers of the era claimed the viola as their favorite of the violin family.
How many strings is there on a cello?
A cello has 4 strings. Cellos are tuned in fifths, starting with C2 (two octaves below middle C) as the lowest string, followed by G3, D4, and A4. It is tuned the same way as the viola, only an octave lower.
What are the name of the bass instruments in the orchestra?
No, the bass is actually a decendent of the viola da gamba or viol family while the violin decended from the vioa da braccio. The bass was altered to be more like the violin family but still retains it's tuning in 4th's rather than 5th's like the violin, viola and cello.
How big is the viola da gamba?
3 feet long
Medieval musical instrument with 3 strings?
rebec --- Other medieval bowed instruments were the medieval fiddle, an ancestor of the viola da gamba, and the bowed lyre of Northwestern Europe called a croud, crowd, or crwth.
What has the author G Feldman written?
G. Feldman has written: 'The golden viol' -- subject(s): Viola da gamba, Methods
What has the author Joseph Bacher written?
Joseph Bacher has written: 'Die viola da gama' -- subject(s): Viola da gamba 'Leichte Fantasien' -- subject(s): Canons, fugues, etc. (Viols (3)), Scores, Scores and parts
What is a bass viol?
A bass viol is a fretted bowed stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It is similar to, but smaller than, a cello.
Where can you find plants for viola da gamba?
This question makes no sense. The Gamba is a baroque stringed instrument, not something that grows in a garden. If you mean plant as in being manufactured, their not, as it is an instrument that has limited apeal. You have to find a lighter that makes them from scratch.
Where the viola come from?
The viola is an descendant of the Vielle family of instruments which originated in Italy in the mid to late 1400's. (it is not known exactly when the Vielle family was invented or by whom.) These instruments were called Fiedel in Germany and were played "on the arm" leading to the name "Viola da Braccio" in Italy (to differentiate them from the family of "viola da gamba", which were played with the instrument resting on the legs). The closest relative to the viola is the Violin. (The Viola d'amore, which was used in the Baroque period, and was played in the same manner as the violin and viola, but had 6 or 7 strings which were fingered on a fingerboard with frets like the Viola Da Gamba, and had additional sympathetic strings under the fingerboard which vibrated 'in sympathy' with the bowed, fingered strings.) The Viola is the Alto of the Violin Family. It also fills the part of tenor, when another violin is filling the voice of alto (i.e., in String Quartets and symphony orchestras). Attempts at a Tenor viola produced an instrument so large that it could not be played under the chin, and was held similarly to the cello. The earliest iconographic evidence of a viola is in the 1534-5 frescoes in the dome of the Sanctuary of Soranno. The earliest known surviving viola was made in 1560 by Andrea Amati. The viola has been treated as a solo instrument right along with the Violin. In the Baroque era, the solo potential of the instrument was realized by composers such as Telemann, Vivaldi and J. S. Bach, who wrote several concerti, sonatas and other solos for the instrument. Often, composers of the era claimed the viola as their favorite of the violin family.
Where did the viola come from?
The viola is an descendant of the Vielle family of instruments which originated in Italy in the mid to late 1400's. (it is not known exactly when the Vielle family was invented or by whom.) These instruments were called Fiedel in Germany and were played "on the arm" leading to the name "Viola da Braccio" in Italy (to differentiate them from the family of "viola da gamba", which were played with the instrument resting on the legs). The closest relative to the viola is the Violin. (The Viola d'amore, which was used in the Baroque period, and was played in the same manner as the violin and viola, but had 6 or 7 strings which were fingered on a fingerboard with frets like the Viola Da Gamba, and had additional sympathetic strings under the fingerboard which vibrated 'in sympathy' with the bowed, fingered strings.) The Viola is the Alto of the Violin Family. It also fills the part of tenor, when another violin is filling the voice of alto (i.e., in String Quartets and symphony orchestras). Attempts at a Tenor viola produced an instrument so large that it could not be played under the chin, and was held similarly to the cello. The earliest iconographic evidence of a viola is in the 1534-5 frescoes in the dome of the Sanctuary of Soranno. The earliest known surviving viola was made in 1560 by Andrea Amati. The viola has been treated as a solo instrument right along with the Violin. In the Baroque era, the solo potential of the instrument was realized by composers such as Telemann, Vivaldi and J. S. Bach, who wrote several concerti, sonatas and other solos for the instrument. Often, composers of the era claimed the viola as their favorite of the violin family.
How many strings is there on a cello?
A cello has 4 strings. Cellos are tuned in fifths, starting with C2 (two octaves below middle C) as the lowest string, followed by G3, D4, and A4. It is tuned the same way as the viola, only an octave lower.
When was Braz da Viola born?
Braz da Viola was born in 1961.
What has the author Hans Bol written?
Hans Bol has written: 'La basse de viole du temps de Marin Marais et d'Antoine Forqueray' -- subject(s): Viola da gamba
Why don't bowed instruments have frets?
Answeri am a guitarist, so me can't spell the fretrs are only able to play one note without a bend, while fretless makes it easier to change the pitch of the note.AnswerSome bowed instruments do have frets. Most of the bowed instruments we are familiar with in our culture are in the violin family. They are very versatile, and the fact that they are fretless adds to their versatility since it allows a musician to play any tone, not just those associated with specific keys. Most fretted instruments can play a full chromatic scale (all the notes, including sharps and flats), but cannot play anything else, but a violin can play anything within its range.When the violin family started its development, there were other bowed instruments in use. Some of these, including the Byzantine lira, the rebec, and the crwth, did not have frets. Others, such as the lira da braccio family and the viola da gamba family, did. Some might or might not.There are advantages to having frets on a bowed instrument, and these can be seen in the viola da gamba. Having frets means that it is easier to play two strings or more at a time, and since the viola da gamba has a relatively flat bridge, it is easy to bow two or three strings simultaneously. It might be interesting to see what one might do with such an instrument with such music as blue grass. The same things are even truer of the lira da braccio family, but instruments in that family are pretty much unavailable, but the viole da gamba can be purchased rather easily.So perhaps the answer is, bowed instruments don't have frets because people are no longer used to seeing bowed instruments with frets.
