bass viol

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Definition of bass viol in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of bass viol in English English dictionary

A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello

My piano teacher also plays the bass viol — how cool is that!.

largest and lowest member of the violin family

{i} viola da gamba

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

and Violoncello

A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass

See 3d Bass, n

Related Terms

bass viols

plural form of bass viol

Hyphenation

bass vi·ol