Violino piccolo
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The violino piccolo is a stringed instrument of the baroque period. Most examples are similar to a child's size violin in size, and are tuned a minor third or a fourth higher. The most famous work fea
A Stradivarius violino piccolo at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The pochette is a small stringed instrument of the bowed variety. It is a small violin-like instrument designed to fit in a pocket, hence the name "pochette".
Decorated pochette
Pochettes
Two pochettes (the one on the left being a sardino and the one on the right a kit) in the Horniman Museum, London, UK.
Two so called "pear shaped" pochettes