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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| vielle |
(vy l) (KEY) , bowed string instrument used throughout Europe from the 13th cent. through the 15th cent. The vielle resembles the violin, of which it is a direct precursor, but it has a longer body and five strings, one of which was used as a drone. In the 15th cent. the word vielle referred to the hurdy-gurdy (vielle à rue). |
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