viol

At that moment the viol and pipe started up again.

There are now many societies for people with an interest in the viol.

At that time there was a family of instruments called the viols.

"You seem to care a great deal about bass viols!"

These men were led by others playing on pipes and viols.

The most popular size of the viol was the bass.

The viol was popular in the houses of rich people, and at court.

The name was taken from a famous family of viol makers.

Viols were held between the knees and played with a bow.

The next person in line was a young man with a large string bass viol.

The violin was not made directly from the instruments called viols.

The bass viol still lay in the shadows under the table.

Today, the viol is attracting ever more interest, particularly among amateur players.

He became interested in the viol, and taught himself this instrument.

This is a 6-string member of the viol family, most often tuned in D.

Viol tried to flag down another, but the driver ignored him.

The double bass also has influences from the viol family.

Ensembles like these show that the viol is making a comeback.

This was one of the three usual sound hole shapes for viols as well.

Multiple stopping was used a lot in Renaissance music when playing the viol.

The melody of the bass viols in his voice became grave.

Many of his compositions were for the viol; he also wrote operas.

Viol had made himself obvious today; and presumably he would have done the same on other occasions.

However, the shape is more like the shape of a viol.

There is a group called Fretwork which perform viol music.