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Very little is known about the two sonatas which appear here in their original keys. They were placed in the library of the Music School in Oxford at the end of the seventeenth century in a form convenient for playing (i.e.unbound). The library was catalogued by Hake between 1850 and 1855 and the sonatas were eventually bound in 1855 with other instrumental and vocal manuscripts of the same period, some of which are dated 1698.

The sonatasare both inscribed on the title page Sonata Violone Solo. Col Basso per l'Organo, o Cembalo. A third sonata bears the words Sonata Violino e Violoncino â?¦ di Giovannino del Violone. Giovannino (=Little, or Young John)musthave been a performer, and although the third sonata has been copied by a different hand, it is conceivable that Giovannino is a connecting link between the three. He cannot, however, be assumed to be theirauthor.

The Violone was a six-stringed instrument with frets, and there is evidence to suggest that the Contrabasso of the same period was similar but probably a little larger; the Violoncino (=Little Violone, orVioloncello) must have been smaller. The word 'Violone' was also used as a collective term embracing all members of the Viol family, which means that the sonatas might well have been written for a tenor or a bass Viol, and notnecessarily a Violone as such. Indeed, when they are played on a Violone, or Double Bass the continuo bass line must be played at a lower pitch than the solo instrument, to prevent inversion of the intended harmony. (The use ofa Violone/Double Bass continuo or 16' organ tone would overcome this problem.)

The editor has added no ornaments or embellishments to the solo part as it appears in the original manuscript. It is open to debate whether aViolone player, owing to the very nature of his instrument, would have used any but the simplest melodic decorations. Nevertheless, the performer should acquaint himself thoroughly with those seventeenth century traditions thatare known today (see Dart.

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ISBN 9789043152921. English-German-French-Dutch.

A small, playful piece that revives the famous Twinkle, twinkle, little star in a dance version (a short tango).
Composer Pascal Proust has many years of experience as a musician and music teacher. His work includes several hundred compositions for the most diverse instrumentations. He wrote La viola del niño for violists with an ability of approximately one year’s experience. He paid special attention to an easy-to-follow, attractive musical style. La viola del niño is an ideal performance or competition work for young musicians.

Een kort, vrolijk werkje waarin Twinkel, Twinkel, little star is verwerkt als een dansbaar nummer (een korte tango).
De componist Pascal Proust kan bogen op een jarenlange ervaring als muzikant en muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre omvat honderden composities voor de meest diverse instrumentaties. Hij schreef La viola del niño voor altviolisten die ongeveer een jaar les hebben gehad, waarbij hij speciaal aandacht heeft besteed aan een makkelijk te volgen, aantrekkelijke muziekstijl. Daardoor is La viola del niño een ideaal voordrachts- of wedstrijdstuk voor jonge muzikanten.

Ein kurzes spielerisches Stück, in dem das bekannte LiedAh! vous dirais-je, maman in einer tänzerischen Version (ein kleiner Tango) verwendet wird.
Der Komponist Pascal Proust kann aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Musiker und Musikpädagoge schöpfen, sein Oeuvre umfasst mehrere hundert Kompositionen für verschiedenste Besetzungen. Er schrieb La viola del niño für Bratscher mit ungefähr 1 Jahr Unterrichtserfahrung und legte besonderes Augenmerk auf einen leicht verständlichen, attraktiven musikalischen Stil. Dadurch eignet sich La viola del niño ideal als Vortrags- und Wettbewerbsstück für junge Musiker.

Une petite pièce ludique reprenant le célèbre Ah! vous dirai-je, maman dans une version dansante (un petit tango).
Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique - son catalogue d’œuvres englobe plusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a notamment écrit La viola del niño pour altistes ayant environ une année de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, La viola del niño est la pièce idéale pour tout examen ou audition de jeunes musiciens.