Re: Viola...
Re: Viola...
- Subject: Re: Viola...
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 01:42:47 -0800
On 11/23/02 10:14 AM, "Michael Cytrynowicz" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
Ahem, just to say that (as always) everyone is right ;-)
>
The best known name for the instrument _is_ "viola da gamba" (the meaning
>
being what Emmanuel already posted) which is its italian name.
No, that's not so. That's a different instrument.
the "modern" (i.e. since about 1600) viola, or "alto" in French, is a member
of the violin family, with curved backs. The 'viola da gamba', 'viola
d'amore', 'viola da braccia', etc., are members of the older viol ("viole"
in French) family, dating from the early Renaissance or late medieval
through early Baroque: with flat backs, played with different sorts of bows.
The "modern" double bass is a member of the viol family, but not violin,
viola or cello.
"Viola" in English and Italian is "alto" in French. That was the original
question.
--
Paul Berkowitz
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