Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
anonymous
work information
Collection of various pieces (dance mouvements, German chorals, etc.) for viola da gamba, probably at least partly with a missing basso continuo
manuscript
manuscript
date
1741
scoring
vb + ?
where
source
D-GZsa, Musikaliensammlung, Nr. 20
further information
notes
The viola da gamba is not explicitly requested, but can be deduced from some recurrent chords and the fingerings on f. 6v. The total range of the pieces (E-b’) points towards a bass viol.
A rest of 3 measures at the beginning of an Andante (f. 4v) and other evidences make it clear that at least one more part (probably a bass) is missing in some, if not all, pieces.
On f. 6v some fingerings, bowings and trills are marked; the signs for bowings and trills are those of the french viol school.
The anonymous scribe is certainly German.
A rest of 3 measures at the beginning of an Andante (f. 4v) and other evidences make it clear that at least one more part (probably a bass) is missing in some, if not all, pieces.
On f. 6v some fingerings, bowings and trills are marked; the signs for bowings and trills are those of the french viol school.
The anonymous scribe is certainly German.
