Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
anonymous
work information
Pieces for viola da gamba solo: dance movements and pieces without title
manuscript
manuscript
date
1738
scoring
vb
where
source
US-RIhs Mss5:5 C6454:1 James River Music Book
further information
notes
The pieces are for a normally tuned viol except the VI string lowered to C.
The manuscript, moreover, contains transcriptions for viol of 2 Cibells, one by Jean-Baptiste Lully and one by Henry Purcell (see there), both found also in GB-Cfm Mu.ms. 647.
The manuscript, moreover, contains transcriptions for viol of 2 Cibells, one by Jean-Baptiste Lully and one by Henry Purcell (see there), both found also in GB-Cfm Mu.ms. 647.
bibliography
Loren Ludwig, The Viola da Gamba in Eighteenth-Century Virginia and Maryland: New and Reconsidered Evidence, «Journal of the Viola da Gamba Society of America», spring 2021
