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The heart of music; the story of the violin, 1921
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1The Heart of Music
3The viol was developed directly from the vielle, and had four distinct variations, each one of which was developed in several clearly defined directions. These four variations were as follows:
5First, the treble or descant viol, which was the smallest form, and corresponds to a rather overgrown violin. Second, the tenor, which was sometimes termed the viola da braccio in the old days. Third, the bass (or viola da gamba); and fourth and last, the double bass, known then as the violone, which has remained unchanged in form, though it has become improved in quality, up to the present day.
7Perhaps the viol best known to us to-day, by constant allusion in fiction and poetry, and even through its introduction in certain modern compositions, is the viola d'amore. This was a form of tenor viol, which was particularly popular with ancient buyers, and which is most effective in orchestras of to-day, when used for a solo against a lighter stringed accompaniment. It has seven strings with stops, and an arrangement of sympathetic strings, of steel or brass, which run under the regular strings, passing through holes near the bottom of the bridge, and which are tuned to the scale of D. They are usually chromatically
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