Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
Nicolai, Johann Michael (attributed also to John Jenkins)
1629-1685
work information
Sonata â 3 Viol da gamba | Authore Michael Nicolaÿ, sonata-suite in A minor (Sonata - Aria - Courante - Giga - Sarabande adagio - Ciaconi adagio)
manuscript
scoring
3 vb (+ bc)
where
source
GB-DRc ms. D.10, pp. 20--28
GB-Lbl Add 31430 (fragment)
modern edition(s)
Dovehouse, Güntersberg (facsimile and modern types)
further information
notes
The fragment of this sonata preserved in London is anonymous; it has sometimes been attributed to John Jenkins.
Some rare figures on the third viol part suggest performance with basso continuo.
RISM
Thematic index
bibliography
Peter Holman, Life after Death: the Viola da Gamba in Britain from Purcell to Dolmetsch, 2010
, p. 19