tromba marina

[trom-buh muh-ree-nuh, trawm-bah mah-ree-nah]

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noun

plural

trombe marine

trumpet marine.

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of tromba marina¹

< Italian: literally, marine trumpet (literal sense unclear); trombone

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Word 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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trolly Trombe wall

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