In the renaissance and baroque periods , there were 2 main types of bowed string instruments : " viola da gamba " leg viols and " viole da braccio " arm viols 小提琴的前身是十五世纪的古提琴" viole da braccio " ，一种放在肩上用弓拉奏的弦乐器。
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Developed from the 15th century " viola da gamba " , the instrument originally had 6 strings and was placed upon the knees to play . a leg was later added , and it marked the beginning of the cello 它的前身是公元十五世纪初的古提琴" viola da gamba " ，这种乐器源于欧洲，原本有六根弦，最初是放在腿上演奏的，后来为方便演奏，加上了支脚，才演变成今日的大提琴。
