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tromba marina
[ trom-buh muh-ree-nuh; Italian trawm-bah mah-ree-nah ]
tromba marina
/ ˈtrɒmbə məˈriːnə /
noun
- 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
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yvlog History and Origins
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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