Definition of the Italian term contra violone in music:
organ string stop usually of 16' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a violone (equivalent to "Violone" in English, "Violonbass" in German, and "Violon" in French)
Italian musical terms related to contra violone :
contra – against, counter to...contra gamba – organ string stop of 32' or 16' pitch, sounding an...contra viola – organ string stop of 16' pitch, sounding an octave...contrabbasso – double bass (string instrument)...contrafagotto – contrabassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...eolina – organ string stop usually of 8' pitch with a very ...fugara – organ string stop of 8' or 4' pitch with a soft to...gamba – leg...Salicionale – organ string stop usually of 8' pitch with a soft ...viola – viola...viola da gamba – viol...violino – violin (bowed string instrument)...violoncello – cello...violone – violone (term used for several large instruments i...Show all terms
