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Gamba   /gˈæmbə/   Listen
Gamba

noun
1.
Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello.  Synonyms: bass viol, viola da gamba.





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"Gamba" Quotes from Famous Books



... than the house would admit of; a small subscription was set on foot, and they removed to the 'Queen's Head' tavern, in Paternoster Row. Here they were joined by Mr. Woolaston and his friends, and also by a Mr. Franckville, a fine performer on the viol de Gamba. And after a few winters, being grown rich enough to hire additional performers, they removed, in the year 1724, to the 'Castle,' in Paternoster Row, which was adorned with a picture of ...
— Old and New London - Volume I • Walter Thornbury
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... them to the earth, can we doubt of the existence of God?—or how, turning them to what is within us, can we doubt that there is something more noble and durable than the clay of which we are formed?'"—Count Gamba.] ...
— The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 6 • Lord Byron
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Words linked to "Gamba" :   viol


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