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Viola d'amore
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The viola d'amore is a 6- or 7-stringed musical instrument with additional sympathetic strings, which is often associated with music of the Baroque period. It is played under the chin in the same mann
Viola d'amore
Viola d'amore
1997 Viola d’amore, crafted by Eric, Nancy and Hans Benning, Benning Violins.
1997 Viola d’amore, crafted by Eric, Nancy and Hans Benning, Benning Violins.
The bridge on an early 18th-century instrument, showing both sets of strings.
The bridge on an early 18th-century instrument, showing both sets of strings.
The head of an early 18th-century instrument, featuring blindfolded Love.
The head of an early 18th-century instrument, featuring blindfolded Love.
Viol
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The viol, or viola da gamba, or informally gamba, is a bowed and fretted string instrument that is played da gamba. It is distinct from the later violin, or viola da braccio; and it is any one of the
Viola d'amore
…The viola d'amore (pronounced ; Italian for 'viol of love') is a 6- or 7-stringed musical instrument with additional sympathetic strings, which is often associated with music of the Baroque period. It…
Spanish instruments from before the name viol or vihuela were coined, played with a bow. From Commentary on the Apocalypse, Codice VITR 14.1, "second
Spanish instruments from before the name viol or vihuela were coined, played with a bow. From Commentary on the Apocalypse, Codice VITR 14.1, "second third of 10th century".
Detail from a painting by Jan Verkolje, Dutch, c. 1674, Elegant Couple (A Musical Interlude). The theme is similar to the classic Music Lesson genre,
Detail from a painting by Jan Verkolje, Dutch, c. 1674, Elegant Couple (A Musical Interlude). The theme is similar to the classic Music Lesson genre, and features a bass viol, virginal, and cittern (in the woman's hand, out of frame in this detail; see full image). This image highlights the domestic amateur class of viol players.
Late 16th or early 17th-century viol from a Japanese painting. Has four courses of strings.
Late 16th or early 17th-century viol from a Japanese painting. Has four courses of strings.
Painting by Reza Abbasi c. 1634, showing a musician dressed in European clothing, playing what may be a viol. The instrument has Persian-style soundho
Painting by Reza Abbasi c. 1634, showing a musician dressed in European clothing, playing what may be a viol. The instrument has Persian-style soundholes and a thinner neck than the instrument in the Japanese painting.