Bettina Hoffmann

Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba

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anonymous

work information

3 pieces in viola bastarda style:

- Piece without title (D. 246, pp. 138-140)

- Vidi Pianger Madona, diminutions on Alfonso Ferrabosco I, «Vidi pianger madonna» (D. 246, pp. 247-249)

- O sacrum Convivium, diminutions on Thomas Tallis, «O Sacrum Convivium» (D.246, pp. 253-256 in staff notation; D.247, pp. 69v-71 in tablature)

manuscript

scoring

vbast (+ madr), lv

where

source

GB-Ob ms.mus.sch. D.246-247 Merro

online copy

GB-Ob Merro 246, GB-Ob Merro 247

further information

notes

The first piece (D. 246, pp. 138-140) appears on the pages following Sound out my voice Alfonso, see; and is concluded by the word «fine». It might be hypothesised that the two pieces are connected and that Alfonso Ferrabosco II is the author of these diminutions as well.

RISM

ID 800271631 (mss. Merro)

ID 800271804 (piece without title)

ID 800272103 (Vidi pianger Madonna)

ID 800272108 (O sacrum convivium, staff notation)

Thematic index

http://vdgs.org.uk/thematic/02-ANON-STAFF.pdf (A-BA-1, no. 368, 370, 371)

bibliography

Andrew Ashbee, John Merro’s Manuscripts Revisited, «The Viola da Gamba Society Journal», 2013, vol 7, pp 1-19. http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-07.pdf

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

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