Editing Rebec (section)

== In use ==
The rebec was often played by professional [[minstrels]] and musicians at feasts. In northern Europe, musicians typically held it at the shoulder, while musicians in southern Europe and northern Africa held it down in the lap and gripped the bow from below.<ref name="Stowell">{{cite book|title=The Early Violin and Viola: A Practical Guide|page=174|last=Stowell|first=Robin|year=2001|isbn=9780521625555|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}</ref>

The use of frets on the rebec is somewhat ambiguous. Many scholars who have written about the instrument have described it as fretless. However, some illustrations from the 13th century onward depict frets on the rebec. It is possible to attribute this discrepancy to the fact that frets on bowed instruments appeared in Europe in the early renaissance, but not in England until the 15th century.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Remnant |first1=Mary |title=The Use of Frets on Rebecs and Mediaeval Fiddles |journal=The Galpin Society Journal |date=1968 |volume=95 |pages=15–28}}</ref>

In time, the viol came to replace the rebec, and the instrument was little used beyond the [[renaissance music|renaissance]] period. The instrument was used by [[dance]] masters until the 18th century, however, often being used for the same purpose as the [[Kit violin|kit]], a small pocket-sized violin. The rebec also remained in use in [[folk music]], especially in [[eastern Europe]] and [[Spain]]. [[Andalusi nubah]], a genre of music from [[North Africa]], often includes the rebec. Chilote Waltz (a variation of traditional [[waltz]], played in [[Chiloé Island|Chiloe Island]], [[Chile]]) also uses the rebec.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Millacura |first=Matías |date=2019-01-24 |title=Rabel Chilote |url=https://archivospatrimoniales.uc.cl///handle/123456789/24821 |language=en}}</ref>