Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
Ganassi (Ganasi dal Fontego), Silvestro
1492-metà '500
work information
4 Recerchar for viola da gamba solo
in Regola Rubertina | Regola che insegna Sonar de viola darcho Tastada de Silvestro Ganasi dal fontego
place (and editor)
Venezia, autore
date
1542
scoring
vb, vt, vs
where
source
B-Bc, I-Bc, I-Fc, I-Fn, US-Wc
online copy
modern edition(s)
Forni (facsimile); Lienau; Ut Orpheus (modern edition); Cornetto
further information
notes
These four ricercares are given both in Italian tablature and on staves. From a confrontation between the two notations and Ganassi’s instructions on transposition in musica ficta, the following tunings are deducible:
Recerchar Primo and Recerchar Secondo: treble viol in d
Recerchar terzo (musica ficta): bass viol in D
Recerchar quarto (musica ficta): alt-tenor viol in A.
RISM
B/VI-1, p. 347
