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Articles on the Viola da gamba
The Oldest Viola da gamba
Which is the oldest viola da gamba known to us? When and where was it invented?
Origin of the Viola da gamba (English) / (Deutsch)
What are the differences between the viola da gamba family and the violin family
Diversity in Form of the Viola da gamba!
A study on viola da gamba shapes and construction principles: iconography
Forms of the Viola da gamba(Deutsch)
A study on viola da gamba shapes and construction principles: text
The Violetta
What exactly is a violetta?
The Violone
What exactly is a violone?
Sonatas for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord by Bach (Seminar)
Marin Marais and his World (Seminar)
Concertos for Viola da gamba and orchestra:Telemann and Tartini
Concertos for Viola da gamba and Orchestra:
Johann Gottlieb Graun and Ludwig Christian Hesse
Konzerte für Viola da gamba und Orchester:
Graun und Hesse (Deutsche Fassung)
Luthiers that have copied or made instruments in the collection
PLANS FOR BUILDING A VIOLA DA GAMBA
Can you help us find instruments?
The Bow: The Soul of the Instrument
Historical bows
What do historical bows look like, as compared to modern bows?
The Historical Bows of the Vazquez Collection
Modern copies by Scott Wallace?
Modern Historical Bows by Antonino Airenti
More about the bow?
Drawing your bow (Part I)
An iconographical survey of bows for the violin family
Drawing your bow (Part II)
An iconographical survey of bows for the viola da gamba family
Bridges to the Past: a brief survey of historical and modern bridges for the
violin family
viola da gamba family
With Strings Attached: on historical strings
Bending over Frontwards:
The Austrian instrument maker, Simone Zopf, illustrates this ancient technique of constructing the fronts of the viola da gamba by bending several strips of wood (similar to the making of a lute)
What is dendrochronology? / Dendrochronology: the results!
Of Special InterestArticles of special interest, which have already appeared in print:
1. The French Rondeau (English and German)
2. On Restauration of Historical Instruments (English) (German)
This article examines the highly controversial polemic about restoring instruments for practical use by musicians or conserving them, only to be seen, but not played, in the display cases of our museums.3. Alte Musik auf der Universität (only in German)
4. Johann Sebastian Bach: The Sonatas for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord (Seminar)
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