vielle

(viːˈɛl ) noun. a European stringed musical instrument from Medieval times and somewhat similar to a violin.

Yet scholars are confident in saying that the vielle was widely used in all strata of Medieval society for religious events, dance accompaniment, singing accompaniment (such as for epic songs), and in combination with other instruments of the time.

fiddle The French term vielle is the most common today for this important bowed-string instrument. The Germans called it a fiedel, the English, a “fiddle,” the Spanish a vihuela, and the Italians a viola. Vielle.

bowed stringed instrument The vielle /viˈɛl/ is a European bowed stringed instrument used in the medieval period, similar to a modern violin but with a somewhat longer and deeper body, three to five gut strings, and a leaf-shaped pegbox with frontal tuning pegs, sometimes with a figure-8 shaped body.

The medieval fiddle, also commonly known as the vielle, is an incredibly versatile and expressive instrument.

The low, flat vielle bridge would facilitate playing all the strings as one sonic block, not possible on the curved violin bridge, and would make it much fuller-sounding but quieter than the violin.

The vielle or medieval fiddle was the most popular instrument in its heyday for secular song accompaniment. It first appeared in western Europe in the 11th century and continued to be played until the middle of the 16th century, flourishing in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Noun. vielle à roue f (plural vielles à roue) Vielle à roue 1850. hurdy-gurdy (stringed instrument)

Known in French as the vielle à roue (the vielle with the wheel), the hurdy-gurdy was a string instrument that was set up primarily for the purpose of making drones. A rosined wooden wheel, turned by a crank, produced the sound by setting a number of strings in continuous droning vibration.

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The vielle, or medieval fiddle, was one of the most popular instruments during the medieval period. This is clear from the huge amounts of iconography that exists from the time, including a wealth of paintings and frescos. Carving of an angel playing a vielle in Lincoln cathedral.

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