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bowed stringed instrument

DEFINITIONS OF: bowed stringed instrument

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n stringed instruments that are played with a bow

Synonyms:
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bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, string bass
largest and lowest member of the violin family
cello, violoncello
a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
viol
any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
viola
a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
fiddle, violin
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
Amati
a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family
Guarnerius
a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family
Strad, Stradavarius
a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family
viola da braccio
a member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola
bass viol, gamba, viola da gamba
viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
viola d'amore
viol that is the tenor of the viol family
Type of:
stringed instrument
a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
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