- gamba bass
- noun
: a labial pipe-organ stop of 16-foot pitch and string quality
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gamba — noun viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello • Syn: ↑viola da gamba, ↑bass viol • Hypernyms: ↑viol … Useful english dictionary
Bass violin — is the generic modern term used to denote various 16th and 17th century forms of bass instruments of the violin (i.e. viola da braccio ) family. They were the direct ancestor of the modern cello. [Baines] Bass violins were usually somewhat larger … Wikipedia
Gamba [3] — Gamba, 1) Bartolommeo, geb. 1766 in Bassano, widmete sich der Buchdruckerkunst bei dem Grafen Remondini, gründete nach dem Tode desselben eine Buchhandlung in Padua, wurde später Vicebibliothekar an S. Marco in Venedig u. st. 1841. Er ist einer… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
bass viol — bass′ vi′ol [[t]beɪs[/t]] n. 1) mad viola da gamba 2) mad double bass • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
bass viol — [bās] n. 1. VIOLA DA GAMBA 2. DOUBLE BASS … English World dictionary
bass viol — noun 1. viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello • Syn: ↑viola da gamba, ↑gamba • Hypernyms: ↑viol 2. largest and lowest member of the violin family • Syn: ↑bass fiddle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bass — 1. n. & adj. n. 1 a the lowest adult male singing voice. b a singer with this voice. c a part written for it. 2 the lowest part in harmonized music. 3 a an instrument that is the lowest in pitch in its family. b its player. 4 colloq. a a bass… … Useful english dictionary
bass viol — noun Date: 1590 1. viola da gamba 2. double bass … New Collegiate Dictionary
bass viol — /bays/ 1. viola da gamba. 2. See double bass. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
bass viol — noun 1》 a viola da gamba. 2》 N. Amer. a double bass … English new terms dictionary