division viol
division viol · division viols
A type of bass viol with the ability to be tuned in a very broad range, originating in…A type of bass viol with the ability to be tuned in a very broad range, originating in the performance of divisions in 17th century English.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of bass viol with the ability to be tuned in a very broad range, originating in the performance of divisions in 17th century English.
Origin
division (florid instrumental variations of a melody) + viol (a type of viola da gamba)division (florid instrumental variations of a melody) + viol (a type of viola da gamba)
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Forms
plural: division violsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddivision-violist