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Viols

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clavichordnoun(music) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
shawmnounA mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
violas da gambanoun(music) Synonym of viol.
bass violnounA 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.
sackbutnoun(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
lutesnounA fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
fritz kreislernounFriedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer.
bassoonsnounA musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
sopraninonoun(music) a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class
viola da gambanoun(music) Synonym of viol.
oboesnoun(music) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
harpsichordsnoun(music) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.
john dowlandnoun(– buried 20 February 1626) an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer.
psalterynoun(music) A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
basso continuonoun(music) The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc.
celestanoun(music) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
viellenoun(music) A medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin.
contrabassoonnoun(music) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
kettledrumsnoun(music) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
fortepianonounA keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.

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