Definition of the French term contre viole in music:

  1. violone (term used for several large instruments in the viol and violin family)
  2. organ string stop usually of 16' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a violone (equivalent to "Violone" in English, "Violonbass" in German, and "Violone" in Italian)
Language
French
Singular
contre viole
Plural
contre violes

French musical terms related to contre viole: