Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
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Pieces for viola da gamba solo:
3 pieces without title in D minor
Preludium in A minor
Menuette and Air in G major
manuscript
S-Ska (35:0841) Otto Fredrik Stålhammars notbok, fol. 44v-45v, 49v
The thematic incipit of the Preludium in A minor is identical to the theme of Marin Marais, Ballet en Rondeau, II livre, 1701 (in D minor). The second piece in D minor begins with the same 4 notes.
The Menuette in G major is found once more in the same manuscript, f. 13v, with the title Menuet pour la flute en C.dur, autrement en G.dur.
The manuscript contains, moreover, pieces for viol by Johann Schenck (see) and Otto Fredrik Stalhammar (see), and transcriptions for viol of pieces by Du But (see) and Jean-Baptiste Lully (see).
Index of the pieces for viola da gamba in this manuscript
