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VIELLE ROUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
DEF

A lute-like instrument with small keys, in which the strings are actuated by contact with a rotating rosin-coated wheel.

OBS

Two open strings play all the time in the same manner as the drone of a bagpipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Instrument dont les cordes sont frottées par une roue actionnée par une manivelle.

CONT

La vielle reste [...] l'instrument par excellence des chanteurs ambulants et des aveugles.

Spanish

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