Kniegeige – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Kniegeige in music:

viol
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

Kniegeige

Plural

Kniegeigen

Abbreviation

Kge.

Synonyms

GambeBeingeigeSchoßgeige

German musical terms related to Kniegeige:

Altbratsche – alto viola
Altgambe – alto viol (alto viola da gamba)
Altgeige – viola...
Altviole – alto viola
Bassgambe – bass viol (bass viola da gamba)
Beingeige – viol...
Diskantgambe – treble viol (treble viola da gamba)
E-Bratsche – electric viola
Liebesgeige – viola d'amore...
Schoßgeige – viol...
Tenorbratsche – tenor viola (extinct member of the violin family)
Tenorgambe – tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
Tenorviola – tenor viola (extinct member of the violin family)
Viola d’amore – viola d'amore...