Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de (transcription?)
1689-1755
work information
Douze Sonate pour la Viole et la Baß de Beaumortier in Recueil des plus belles Sonates a basse de Viole avec acompagnement […]
manuscript
where
source
D-B KHB 6208
modern edition(s)
Güntersberg
further information
notes
Unlike the other sonatas in this collection, which were probably transcribed from sonatas for violin and bass (see Leclair, Somis, Corelli, Senaille, Benda, Montenari, Mascitti), here we can assume that they were originally written for two equal instruments.
Some of the sonatas bear a number of poorly decipherable attributions ( del Sig. Frant…, de Mareti or Moreti ), all deleted.