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The viol, or viola da gamba (Italian: [ˈvjɔːla da (ɡ)ˈɡamba, viˈɔːla -]), or informally gamba, is a bowed and fretted string instrument that is played da gamba (i.e. "on the leg"). It is distinct from the later violin, or viola da braccio; and it is any one of the earlier viol family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies…
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The extracted context around Viol shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Viol → Alexander Goehr, America, Among, Andrew Keeling, Barrington Pheloung, Barry Guy, Bülent Arel, CD Illicita Cosa, CD Sit Fast, Consort, Daniel Pinkham, David Loeb, Duncan Druce, Elvis Costello, Fabrice Fitch, Frank Russo, Fretwork, Gamba Society, Gavin Bryars, George Benjamin Another extracted example is Viol → America, Cécile Dolmetsch, England, Ensembles, Gamba Society, Gateshead Viol Ensemble, Guitar, Historical Instruments, Honolulu, Lute Workshop, Nathalie, North East, Orpheon, Orpheon Baroque Orchestra, Orpheon Foundation Museum, Percy Scholes, Since, The Viola, United Kingdom, United States. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 190 structured relationships around Viol. Examples in this analysis include Viol → Developed → Late 15th century from the vihuela and Viol → Hornbostel–Sachs classification → 321.322-71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viol | Developed | Late 15th century from the vihuela | 1.00 | infobox |
| Viol | Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322-71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Viol | Other names | Viola da gamba gamba (informal) | 1.00 | infobox |
| chords | instance of | which also made use of many techniques | 0.80 | text |
| pizzicato | instance of | which also made use of many techniques | 0.80 | text |
| not generally used in consort playing | instance of | which also made use of many techniques | 0.80 | text |
| William Byrd | instance of | with composers | 0.80 | text |
| John Dowland | instance of | with composers | 0.80 | text |
| during the reign of King Charles I | instance of | with composers | 0.80 | text |
| John Jenkins | instance of | with composers | 0.80 | text |
| William Lawes | instance of | with composers | 0.80 | text |
| Tobias Hume | instance of | with composers | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Viol bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Also, Bass and Viola. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Viol, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Viol with Modern era. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Viol to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Construction & Popularity, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Viol · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout