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Definition of Gambists
1. gambist [n] - See also: gambist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gambists
Literary usage of Gambists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Violoncello and Its History by Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski, Isobella S. E. Stigand (1894)
"He was reputed one of the cleverest gambists of that period; he caused to be
published, in, a work with the following title: " The first part of Ayres, ..."
2. Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday by Henry Charles Lahee (1899)
"From the year 1610 until 1810 the list of those who played in public is extremely
short, numbering only about twenty, and of these several were gambists. ..."
3. The History of Music: A Handbook and Guide for Students by Waldo Selden Pratt (1907)
"Among the gambists Marin Marais (d. 1728) was the most famous (see sec. 112),
and he was succeeded in the royal band at Paris by his son Roland Marais ..."
4. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"The gambists in Germany went as far as to protest formally in a paper appearing
in 1757 against what they considered to be an infringement upon their rights ..."
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