Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba

D-SÜN ms. 12 n° [21]

«Violetta» is indicated only in the upper part, but both parts are written in treble clef. The term «violetta» is too generic to permit a certain identification of the instrument, but the treble viol seems to be the best candidate: The Intrada is found in a manuscript of viol music, and the range and a few chords are perfectly suited to the treble viol. The suggestion by Rawson of a viola d’amore is therefore less convincing.

The manuscript is anonymous; the composer has been identified thanks to some concordances with manuscripts in GB-Ob (Flassig-1998).

A/II ID 450027692

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Fred Flassig, Die solistische Gambenmusik in Deutschland im 18. Jahrhundert, Göttingen, Cuvillier Verlag, 1998

Robert Rawson, From Olomouc to London: the Early Music of Gottfried Finger (c.1655-1730), 2 vols., dissertation, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2002