VIOLS

Meaning of VIOLS in English

plural of viol

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CHEST OF VIOLS — : a set of matching viols of different sizes (as treble, tenor, gamba)
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CHEST OF VIOLS — Music. a set of several viols, usually played together as an ensemble.
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VIOL — or viola da gamba Bowed stringed instrument of the 16th–18th centuries. The viols are distinguished from the violin family particularly …
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RANDY — I. ˈrandē, -di adjective Etymology: probably from obsolete English rand to rant, rave (from obsolete Dutch randen, ranten ) + …
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MEAN — I. ˈmēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English mene, from imene, from Old English gemǣne; akin to Old High …
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CONSORT — I. ˈkänˌsȯrt, -sȯ(ə)t, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin consort-, consors, from …
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INNOMINE — (ˈ)inˈnäməˌnā, -ˌnē, -ˈnōməˌnā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin in nomine (in in nomine Jesu in the name of Jesus, …
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HOMOGENEOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jēnēəs, -nyəs, Brit sometimes -|jen- adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin homogeneus, homogenus, from Greek homogenēs, from homo- hom- + -genēs (from …
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C-HOLE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: so called from its shape : the sound hole in the body of …
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BROKEN CONSORT — noun : a group of musical instruments of different families a broken consort of viols and flutes
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CONSORT — — consortable , adj. — consorter , n. — consortion , n. n. /kon"sawrt/ , v. /keuhn sawrt"/ , n. …
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VIOL — also called viola da gamba bowed, stringed musical instrument used principally in chamber music of the 16th to the 18th …
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SYMPHONY — a lengthy form of musical composition for orchestra, normally consisting of several large sections, or movements, at least one of …
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SUITE — in music, group of self-contained instrumental movements of varying character, usually in the same key. During the 17th and 18th …
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STRINGED INSTRUMENT — any musical instrument that produces sound by the vibration of strings, which may be made of vegetable fibre, metal, animal …
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REBEC — bowed, stringed musical instrument of European medieval and early Renaissance music. It was originally called a rubebe, developed about the …
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ESTAMPIE — Provenal estampida courtly dance of the 12th14th century. Mentioned in trouvre poetry, it was probably danced with sliding steps by …
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CONSORT — in music, instrumental ensemble popular in England during the 16th and 17th centuries. The word consort was also used to …
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ANTHEM — (Greek antiphona: against voice; Old English antefn: antiphon), choral composition with English words, used in Anglican and other English-speaking church …
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TOMKINS, THOMAS — born 1572, St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Walesburied June 9, 1656, Martin Hussingtree, Worcester, Eng. English composer and organist, the most important …
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PURCELL, HENRY — born c. 1659, , London, Eng. died Nov. 21, 1695, London English composer of the early Baroque period, most remembered …
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LOCKE, MATTHEW — born c. 1630, Exeter, Devon, Eng. died August 1677, London leading English composer for the stage in the period before …
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GIBBONS, ORLANDO — born 1583, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng. died June 5, 1625, Canterbury, Kent composer, one of the last great figures of the …
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FERRABOSCO, ALFONSO, II — born c. 1575, Greenwich, London, Eng. died March 1628, Greenwich English composer, viol player, and lutenist, known especially for his …
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EAST, MICHAEL — born 1580? died 1648, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Eng. East also spelled Easte, Est, or Este English composer, especially known for his …
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DOLMETSCH, (EUGNE) ARNOLD — born Feb. 24, 1858, Le Mans, Fr. died Feb. 28, 1940, Haslemere, Surrey, Eng. French-born British musician whose lifework, pursued …
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BYRD, WILLIAM — born 1543, Lincoln, Lincolnshire?, Eng. died July 4, 1623, Stondon Massey, Essex English organist and composer of the Shakespearean age …
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VIOL — ( viols) Viols are a family of musical instruments that are made of wood and have six strings. You play …
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VIOL — (~s) Viols are a family of musical instruments that are made of wood and have six strings. You play the …
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VIOL — n. or viola da gamba Bowed stringed instrument of the 16th18th centuries. The viols are distinguished from the violin family …
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CONSORT — I 1. сущ. 1) а) супруг, супруга (особ. о королевской семье) queen-consort ≈ супруга короля Prince Consort ≈ принц-консорт (в …
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