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tromba marina

[ trom-buh muh-ree-nuh; Italian trawm-bah mah-ree-nah ]

noun

plural trombe marine


tromba marina

/ ˈtrɒmbə məˈriːnə /

noun

  1. an obsolete viol with a long thin body and a single string. It resembled the natural trumpet in its range of notes (limited to harmonics) and its tone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of tromba marina1

< Italian: literally, marine trumpet (literal sense unclear); trombone
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tromba marina1

from Italian, literally: marine trumpet
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Even more intriguing, Mr. Chandler offers what is billed as the world premiere recordings of concertos for violin “in tromba marina.”

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Sebastian Virdung draws a bow for a tromba marina, with the hair and stick bound together with waxed cord.

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The chapter ends with a description of the tromba marina, which is not marine trumpet, but a curious elongated box-like instrument with a single string, which is sounded with a bow and wakens the harmony of the sympathetic strings within the body of the instrument. 

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