Division viol
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division-viol-318-5043269
title:
Division viol
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The division viol is an English type of bass viol, which was originally popular in the mid-17th century, but is currently experiencing a renaissance of its own due to the movement for historically informed performance. John Playford mentions the division viol in his A Brief Introduction of 1667, describing it as smaller than a consort bass viol, but larger than a lyra viol. As suggested by its name,, the division viol is intended for highly ornamented music, and for improvisations. The division
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English stringed instrument
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_viol
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2024-04-26T14:52:15Z
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