Viol Da Gamba Research Paper

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The Gamba, or viol da gamba, is a member of the viol family. The viol family includes treble, alto, tenor, small tenor and bass viols. The viol da gambas were often played as a part of polyphony because their nasally tones were not easy to dance to.

The viol da gamba is played between the legs, as its translation is literally “leg viol”. The player would then get hold the bow in an underhand position and use their finger to control the tension of the horse hair against the viol’s string thus, creating music. Viol da gambas are tuned in 4 intervals; most players say that you have to tune them a lot in order to keep them in the right keys.

The first viol instrument was thought to be created in Spain around the fifteenth century, becoming standardized

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