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Record 1 1988-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
DEF

rabals: arabic name for various bowed string instruments found in Islamic countries. They occur in various shapes, e.g. elongated boat, halved pear, trapezoid, rectangle, etc., and usually have three strings [It was introduced to Europe via Spain in the 8th or 9th century] where it was known as rabec, rabeca, rebec, revelle, ribibe, ribible (Chaucer) ... The most common European form was in the shape of an elongated pear and its most common name was rebec. In France it was used as late as the 18th century by street fiddlers, who were forbidden to use the violin.

Key term(s)
  • rabec
  • rabeca
  • rebelle
  • ribibe
  • ribible
  • rybybe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Instrument médiéval de petite taille, qui a évolué parallèlement aux vielles. Il possède souvent 3 cordes [...] Il était joué par les ménétriers [...]

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