Rabel (instrument) explained
The rabel (or arrabel,[1] robel, rovel[2]) is a bowed stringed instrument from Spain, a rustic folk-fiddle descended from the medieval rebec, with both perhaps descended from the Arab rabab.[3] The instrument generally has two or three strings of gut or steel, or sometimes twisted horse-hair.[4] [5] The instrument is first mentioned in the 12th century, and it is still used in parts of Latin America, as well as the Spanish provinces of Cantabria and Asturias.
The rebel is often associates with secular instrumental music, and the most common rabel used in the Middles ages was the soprano.[6]
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Notes and References
- Book: Robert Williams Dale. James Guinness Rogers. The Congregationalist. 15 June 2013. 1874. Hodder and Stoughton.. 219–.
- Book: Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments. Frederick Stearns. Albert Augustus Stanley. Catalogue of the Stearns collection of musical instruments. 15 June 2013. 1921. The University of Michigan. 196–.
- Book: Luisa Lacál. Diccionario de la música, téchico, histórico, bio-bibliográfico. 15 June 2013. 1899. S.F. de Sales. 428–.
- Book: Tess Knighton. David Fallows. Companion to Medieval and Renaissance Music. 15 June 2013. 1992. University of California Press. 978-0-520-21081-3. 216–.
- Book: Bruno Nettl. Terry Ellis Miller. Sean Williams. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Southeast Asia. 15 June 2013. 1998. Garland Publishing. 978-0-8240-6040-4. 991–.
- Web site: Rebec Musica Antiqua. www.music.iastate.edu. 2020-04-26.
