ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIOLA DA BRACCIO
From Italian, literally: viol for the arm.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIOLA DA BRACCIO»
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Troiano mentions the names of viola da braccio players as well as the pieces in
which violas were used, sometimes as many as six. Whether these included liras
da braccio is open to question in light of the changing nomenclature.19 In 1581 ...
Sterling Scott Jones, 1995
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Hilda Hurricane: A Novel
By the seventeenth century in Italy, the basso di viola da braccio—our cello—was
simply called violone. The diminutive terms violoncino and violoncello appeared
in 1641 and 1665, respectively, more than a century after Ferrari's 1535 ...
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The Italian
Viola Da Gamba: Proceedings of the International ...
Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Italian Viola Da Gamba :
Christophe Coin & Susan Orlando, Directors : Magnano, Italy, 29 April-1 May
2000 Susan Orlando. A second front was made from the same wood but carved
out of ...
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The Adventures of a Cello: Revised Edition, with a New Epilogue
The violin was known as a so- prano di viola da braccio (or violone da braccio),
and our present-day viola was an alto di viola da braccio; the cello was a basso
di viola da braccio, and our double bass was called acontra basso di viola da ...
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Dieterich Buxtehude: Organist in Lübeck
According to Fuhrmann's definition, a Tenor Geige would be a viola da braccio, a
member of the violin family; such an instrument is also pictured in plate XXI of
Praetorius's Theatrum Instrumentorum. Buxtehude specified viole da braccio for ...
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The Cambridge Guide to Orchestration
The viol instruments are divided into two groups: viola da braccio and viola da
gamba. Here is another misconception that has even crept into well-known
instrumentation books and should be corrected: the viola da gamba and viola da
...
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All Things Strings: An Illustrated Dictionary
violetta. marina. viola da braccio. (It.) A term for any member of the violin family,
used in the 16th and 17th centuries to distinguish it from a viola da gamba, or
member of the viol family. The name is derived from how the instruments are held
: da ...
In widespread use during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, the viola da
braccio, which came in many shapes, was distinguished by its clear sound and
remarkable acoustic qualities. Viola da Braccio Classification Bowed
chordophone ...
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Music
During the sixteenth century, a distinction was made between the name viola da
braccio (“arm viol”), used for instruments held against the player's shoulder, and
the viola da gamba (“leg viol”), used for instruments held on or between the ...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... instrumental ensemble Viola (May Subd Geog) [ML900-ML905 (History)] [M
7280-M T298 (Instruction )] UF Viola da braccio BT Bowed stringed instruments
NT Tenor violin Viola pomposa —Orchestra studies USE Viola—Orchestral
excerpts ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIOLA DA BRACCIO»
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Viola solidária
O músico é a atração principal do show Viola Solidária, uma iniciativa da Apae ... de viola: Viola da Braccio, Viola Bastarda, Viola d´Amore, Viola da Gamba. «DM.com.br, Feb 15»
Jordi Savall stays true to instrument
They were distinct from the ”˜arm viol', the viola da braccio, which became the violin. Violins always had four strings and you could play while dancing, whereas ... «Straight.com, Mar 10»
