Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
Arnold, Gregorio (Georg)
Title inside the manuscript: Canzon | A 4. 2 Violin, Brazz, è Bastarda
Title in the index: Canzon [à] 4. Doi Violini, Viola di Brachio, è Violon
manuscript/print
D-W, Cod. Guelf. 34.7 Aug.2° (Jakob Ludwig Partitur Buch), pp. 149-151, n° 77
This Canzon is almost identical with the Canzon 33 in Georg Arnold, Canzoni, ariae et sonatae, Innsbruck, Wagner, 1659 (RISM A/I A 2163).
The term “bastarda” is used in Germany generically for a solistic viol; in fact, also the part of this canzona is concertante without having anything in common with the style of the Italian viola bastarda.
In the printed version, the solo bass part is named “viola o fagotto”, where “viola” most likely refers to the violoncello. The term “violon” in the index does not necessarily indicate the viol either, throughout the manuscript it is used in clear opposition to the viola da gamba.
(print: A/1 A 2163, ID 990002164)
Michael Fuerst, The Partiturbuch Ludwig: An Introduction and Thematic Catalogue, «The Viola da Gamba Society Journal», 4 (2010), pp. 74-102. http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-04.pdf
