viol

Summary

viol is a type of musical instrument^[1]. viol ranks in the top 8% of type_of_musical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,862 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• viol's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument^[3].
• viol is a type of string instrument^[4].
• viol is a type of necked box lute played with a bow^[5].
• viol's Commons category is recorded as Viols^[6].
• viol's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Viols^[7].
• viol's facet of is recorded as viol family^[8].
• viol's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• viol's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[10].
• viol's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• viol's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• viol's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.322-71^[13].
• viol's different from is recorded as vielle^[14].
• viol's practiced by is recorded as viol player^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

viol's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument^[3]. Recorded subclass of include string instrument^[4] and necked box lute played with a bow^[5].

Why It Matters

viol ranks in the top 8% of type_of_musical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,862 views/month).^[2] viol has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] viol is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]