Bettina Hoffmann

Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba

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author

Mell, Davis

1604-1662

work information

Pieces for treble and basse (Airs, Almans, Corants, Sarabands)
manuscript/print

scoring

vs + vb

where

source

published in Courtly masquing ayres: containing almaines, ayres, corants, sarabands, morisco’s, jiggs &c of two parts treble and basse for viols or violins. Composed by several excellent masters […], London, W. Godbid for John Playford, 1662, in: GB-Ctc, GB-Lbl (incomplete), GB-Lcm
ms.: GB-Och ms. 433 (autograph, without bass part); GB-Och ms. 451; GB-Ob ms.mus.sch. D.220 (treble I missing); GB-Lbl add.ms. 15118 Shinton (only treble I); GB-Mch ms. mun A.2.6 (bass part only); GB-En ms. 5778 (treble part only); GB-En ms. 9454 (treble part only)

further information

notes

Mell was a violinist; it is therefore plausible that these pieces were primarily conceived for violin and bass, although Playford's printed edition is for viols or violins and some of the manuscripts listed here are explicitly intended for violas da gamba.

RISM

Courtly masquing ayres : B/I 1662/8, https://opac.rism.info/search?id=993121888&View=rism

Thematic index

http://vdgs.org.uk/thematic/Me.pdf

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