Vielle

Japanese: vielle
Vielle

...There are various theories about its birthplace, but the most widely accepted theory is that it originated in Central Asia. In Europe, bowed string instruments such as the pear-shaped rebec and the narrow-bodied vielle began to be used around the 11th century. While the rebec did not see any significant development after that, the vielle came to be called the viol in the 15th century, and formed a family of instruments in the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass ranges, becoming an important ensemble instrument during the Renaissance.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "vielle" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…その発祥の地についても諸説があるが,現在のところ中央アジア起源説が有力である。ヨーロッパでは11世紀ころから,洋梨形のルベックrebecや胴にくびれのあるビエルvielleなどの擦弦楽器が使われ始めていた。ルベックがその後大きな発展をみせなかったのに対し,ビエルは15世紀にはビオルと呼ばれるようになり,ソプラノ,アルト,テナー,バスの音域の楽器からなる一族を形成して,ルネサンス期の重要な合奏弦楽器となった。…

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