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vielle

medieval musical instrument
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vielle

Summary

vielle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (694 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • vielle is a type of necked box lute played with a bow[2].
  • vielle's Commons category is recorded as Vielle[3].
  • vielle's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[4].
  • vielle's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[5].
  • vielle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • vielle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • vielle's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.322-71[8].

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Definition and Type

vielle is a type of necked box lute played with a bow[2].

Why It Matters

vielle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (694 views/month).[1] vielle has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] vielle is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → necked box lute played with a bow
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +1
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q294939, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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