Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
anonymous, attributed to Vejvanovsky, Pavel Josef (Weiwanowsky, Wegwanowsky, Paul Joseph)
circa 1633-1693
work information
Sonata: à 10. | 2: Violini | 3: Violae: | 2: Clarini: | 2: Violae da Gamba: | 1 Violone: | Ao 1665 | Scriptum
manuscript
date
1665
scoring
2 tr (clarini) + 2 vl + 2 vla + vcl + 2 vg + bc
where
further information
notes
The violas da gamba have a solistic function as well as the clarini and the violins.
The size of the viols is not specified; the overall range of the two parts (G-c’’) suggests the use of an alto-tenor size at least for the Viola da Gamba Prima.
RISM
bibliography
Marc Strümper, Die Viola da gamba am Wiener Kaiserhof, Tutzing, Schneider, 2004, pp. 280-281
