Diego Ortiz?s Trattado is a classic in the art of musical ornamentation. Part 1 provides examples of every cadence while part 2 discusses the interplay between viola da gamba and harpsichord, including many pieces for this combination of instruments as illustrations. All lovers of early music are familiar with Ortiz?s standard work, but how many of them have actually read it? This new edition makes the work more accessible by choosing a synoptic layout: the original Spanish and Italian are printed on a double-page spread along with translations into modern German and English. An introduction by Annette Otterstedt explains the Trattado and its origins, the various tunings, and questions regarding the instrument. The musical section has been freshly engraved, and a separate viol part simplifies performances with a keyboard instrument. For the first time, Ortiz?s text is now available to an international readership in the original and in translation at the same time. The Editor Annette Otterstedt is a concert gamba player and musicologist presently employed as an assistant curator at the Music Instrument Museum in Berlin . She has published several books, including Die Gambe (1994; Eng. trans. as The Viol, 2002) and a great many articles on early music. Ortiz, Diego Trattado de Glosas Edition no. BVK 1594 ISBN 9783761815946 Detailed product information Editor Otterstedt, Anette Language(s) of work Spanish, Italian, English, German Product format Book Binding Hardback Pages / Format 125/24 S. - 33,0 x 25,0 cm

Selected and edited by Elisabeth Matiffa. Includes: Demachy - 3 Danses; Marais - 11 Pieces. For Viola Da Gamba solo. In French.

Complete and Progressive Method for the Viol by Paolo Biordi and Vittorio Ghielmi - Volume 1.   Contents:   1. Open strings   2. Left hand first position   3. Bowing and barring   4. Slurring and bowing   5. String crossings   6. Slurring across two strings   7. Extension of the first finger   8. Half position   9. Horizontal fingering   10. Changing positions (first and half positions)   11. Advanced position   12.Review   13. More on string crossings   14. Exercises for the left hand and bowing strokes   15. Alto clef   16. Double stops   17. Review   18. Staccato and dotted notes   19. Exercises and bowing strokes   20. Fourth position   Appendix:   Scales and arpeggios   Progressions in each tonality

John Maynard (b. 1577) composed these seven pavans, for lyra viol and bass viol, as a supplement to his 12 Wonders of the World, a collection of lute songs. Edited by Joëlle Morton.