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This book provides the first scholarly history of the viola d'amore, a popular bowed string instrument of the Baroque era, with a unique tone produced by a set of metal sympathetic strings.
The Viola d'Amore: Its History and Development
A scholarly history of the viola d’amore
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A scholarly history of the viola d’amore
Rachael Durkin traces the history and development of the viola d’amore, a bowed string instrument associated with the Baroque era. The book centers on the instrument’s distinctive construction, particularly its metal sympathetic strings, which contribute to its characteristic sound. Positioned as a scholarly history, it offers a focused resource on an instrument whose design and historical place connect performance practice, instrument study, and Baroque music.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Students and scholars of Baroque music
- String-instrument historians and organologists
- Musicians interested in the viola d’amore and sympathetic-string instruments
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Viola d’amoreBaroque musicBowed string instrumentsInstrument historySympathetic strings
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