Viola da Gamba
OriginSpain
Year1400
FamilyString
About the Viola da Gamba
A bowed string instrument played between the legs. Six or seven strings with frets. The most important instrument of the Baroque era. Marin Marais was the greatest gambist. Featured in the film Tous les Matins du Monde. Declined after the cello became dominant.
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