bass viol

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English

A bass viol viewed head-on
A bass viol

Noun

bass viol (plural bass viols)

  1. 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.

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