The Viol: History of an Instrument

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Bärenreiter, 2002 - Viol - 294 pages

Contents

Acknowledgements
9
Daughter of Orient and Occident
20
The Viol in France 15501630
28
Germany 15501630
36
The Grandee of the Viol
43
Three Stars in Epiphany
52
Central Europe in
64
France after 1630
72
The WellTuned Violdigamb
177
Musical Temperament
184
Ornamentation
192
28
196
Aspects of Playing Technique
204
31
205
36
219
A Word about Quality
224

France in the Late 17th Century
79
The 18th Century
89
The 20th Century
98
A Word about Respectability
114
The Bass Viol
130
9
137
The Tenor Viol
141
The Violone
148
20
162
Pitch
171
The WellAppointed Viol
232
39
250
The Bow
251
Conclusion
259
NNA8
266
57
275
Bibliography
279
Index
288
75
289
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