Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
Couperin, Louis
1626-1661
work information
Fantaisie pour les Violes in d minor
Fantaisie de Violes in d minor
manuscript
scoring
vs + vb (bc)
where
source
F-Pn Res.Vm7 675 (ms. Bauyn), fol. 24v-25v (=100v-101v)
online copy
modern edition(s)
L’Oiseau-Lyre, Ripmeister, Les Éditions Outremontaises
further information
notes
Some modern studies and editions suggest that the 3 Simphonies by Louis Couperin, copied on the following pages of the same manuscript, could also be intended for viols. The structure especially of the Simphonie in F major, with its internal parts coming and going and some chords not playable on the viola da gamba, is however clearly intended for a keyboard instrument.
