Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
Campra, André
1660-1744
work information
Air «Rossignols, volez sur ces rivages» for soprano, «Flute, ou Viole» and Basse-Continue
in
Cantates françoises, mélées de symphonies; par Monsieur Campra. Livre second, cantata La danse de Flore. Cinquiéme Cantate, pp. 108-115
place (and editor)
Paris, Ballard
date
1714
scoring
voxS + vg + bc
where
source
D-Dl, D-Hs, D-Mbs, D-Sl, F-LYm, F-Pa, F-Pc, F-Pn, F-TLc, GB-Lbl, GB-Ob, GB-T, I-Mc, US-NYp
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further information
notes
The size of the «Viole» is not specified. The overall extension of its part (d’-c’’’), being adequate on the transverse flute, would fit a pardessus de viole, less comfortably a treble viol. Otherwise, a performance at the lower octave on a bass viol is conceivable.
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