violone

Noun

Meaning

The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; -- called also double bass.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

viola bass bridge string crowd bow KIT scroll fiddle contrabass cello double bass fingerboard doghouse bass viol
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Related terms

violoncello

Examples

Although most diminutions are written for organ, string instruments or cornett, Suzanne is "per violone over Trombone alla bastarda". Source: Internet

He says that "most likely its first general shape was that of a violone, the largest member of the viol family. Source: Internet

Contained in his Concerti ecclesiastici (Milan 1610) is his brother Andrea's Capriccio 'for cornett and trombone or violin and violone'. Source: Internet

The bass violin was actually often referred to as a "violone," or "large viola," as were the viols of the same period. Source: Internet

This 1640 painting shows a violone being played. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

violoncellist's music violoncello violoncello piccolo violotta violous violurate