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Author: Common crawl
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English[en]
In the beginning, the musicians held the instrument as a guitar, but later it was played in a upright position, either poised in the lap or between the legs like a cello. The name viola da gamba, means ‘viol for the legs’.
Spanish[es]
La familia de los violines tiene otras raices y a lo largo del Renacimiento los violines eran considerados como instrumentos inferiores a las violas.