💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "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. |
| shawmnoun | A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body. |
| violas da gambanoun | (music) Synonym of viol. |
| bass violnoun | 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. |
| 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. |
| lutesnoun | A 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 kreislernoun | Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer. |
| bassoonsnoun | A 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. |
| fortepianonoun | A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte. |
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