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Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (born 1723)
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Carl Friedrich Abel
German composer (1723–1787)
Carl Friedrich Abel was a German composer of the Classical era. He was a renowned player of the viola da gamba, and produced significant compositions for that instrument. He was director of music at the Dresden court from 1743, and moved to London in 1759, becoming…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Viol
Bowed, fretted and stringed instrument
The viola da gamba, or viol, or informally gamba, is a bowed and fretted string instrument that is played da gamba. It is distinct from the later violin, or viola da braccio; and it is any one of the earlier viol family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)