violone
Definition of the Italian 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 "Violon" in French)
Language
Italian
Singular
violone
Plural
violoni
Variant
violono
Abbreviation
Vle.
Synonym
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include violone:
- contra violone – organ string stop usually of 16' pitch designed to...
- violone e cembalo – violone and harpsichord
- violone in Re – contrabass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
- violone in Sol – great bass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
- violone obbligato – obligato viol (essential viol part that should not...
Musical examples
Music scores that include violone:
- Arcangelo Corelli: 12 Violin Sonatas (1700) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (1718) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to violone:
- alto – viola (string instrument)...
- cello – cello
- contrabbasso – double bass (string instrument)...
- ottobasso – octobass (large bowed string instrument invented i...
- viola – viola...
- violino – violin (bowed string instrument)...
- violoncello – cello...