gambe
Definition of the French term gambe in music:
- viol
- organ string stop usually of 16' or 8' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a viol (equivalent to "Viola da Gamba" or "Gamba" in Italian)
Language
French
Singular
gambe
Plural
gambes
Synonyms
Combinations
French musical terms that include gambe:
- contrebasse de viole de gambe – contrabass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
- grande basse de viole de gambe – great bass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
- viole de gambe – viol...
- viole de gambe alto – alto viol (alto viola da gamba)
- viole de gambe basse – bass viol (bass viola da gamba)
- viole de gambe ténor – tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
Musical examples
Music scores that include gambe:
- Alexandre Guilmant: Organ Sonata No. 1 (1874) Page 1
- Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphony No. 5 (1901) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to gambe:
- alto – viola (string instrument)...
- contrebasse – double bass (string instrument)...
- octobasse – octobass (large bowed string instrument invented i...
- viole – viol (viola da gamba)...
- violette – violetta (16th-century musical instrument, similar...
- violon – violin (bowed string instrument)...
- violoncelle – cello...
- violone – violone (term used for several large instruments i...