Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
author
anonymous
work information
Sinfonia 2 | a 4 for 3 violins, viola di gamba and basso continuo
Sinfonia 3 | a 4 for 3 violins, viola bastarda and basso continuo
in
Sinfonie 5 | à 3 e 4
manuscript
Sinfonia 3 | a 4 for 3 violins, viola bastarda and basso continuo
in
Sinfonie 5 | à 3 e 4
manuscript
scoring
3 vl + vb + bc, 3 vl + vbast + bc
where
source
D-B mus. ms. 112 (olim PL-WRu 112)
modern edition(s)
further information
notes
The other 3 sinfonias are for violins and Violone (in bass clef) which here is evidently a different instrument than the viola da gamba (in tenor clef) and the viola bastarda (in alto and bass clef).
bibliography
Joëlle Morton, Redefining the Viola Bastarda: A Most Spurious Subject, «The Viola da Gamba Society Journal», 8, 2014, pp. 1-64. http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-08.pdf
