Gambe

Definition of the German term Gambe in music:

  1. viol
  2. organ string stop usually of 16' or 8' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a viol (equivalent to "Viole de Gambe" or "Gambe" in French and "Viola da Gamba" or "Gamba" in Italian)
Language
German
Singular
Gambe
Plural
Gamben
Variant
Gamba
Abbreviation
Ga.
Alt. abbreviation
Gamb.
Synonyms

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