violone
Definition of the French term violone in music:
- violone (term used for several large instruments in the viol and violin family)
- 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
violone
Plural
violones
Abbreviation
Vle.
Synonyms
Combinations
French musical terms that include violone:
- violone en Ré – contrabass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
- violone en Sol – great bass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
Related terms
French musical terms related to violone:
- alto – viola (string instrument)...
- contrebasse – double bass (string instrument)...
- gambe – viol...
- 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...