Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
1689-1755
work information
Œuvre cinquantième, De M. Boismortier, contenant VI sonates dont la dernière est en trio, pour les violoncelles, bassons, ou violes, avec la basse […], op. 50
print
place (and editor)
Paris, auteur, Vve. Boivin, Le Clerc
date
1734
scoring
vb + bc
where
source
F-Pn Vm7-6314, GB-Lbl
online copy
modern edition(s)
Bärenreiter (sonata n° 3); J. M. Fuzeau; King’s Music
further information
notes
The last piece – the trio – is for violin, cello, and b.c., so only the five sonatas are written for viola da gamba.
Some typically cellistic chords imply the original intended instrument.
Some typically cellistic chords imply the original intended instrument.
RISM
A/I: B 3401, https://opac.rism.info/search?id=990006134&View=rism
