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- Title
O Violoncello piccolo a 4 e 5 cordas: Uma análise através das fontes iconográficas históricas.
- Authors
Sbaf, Edoardo
- Abstract
This research investigates the presence, the use and the techniques of some variants of the baroque cello: small cellos (violoncello piccolo) with 4 strings and 5 string cellos throughout the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The use of these peculiar models of bowed basses is difficult to demonstrate through written documents (historical treatises and scores) because of the confusing and comprehensive terminology of the time. In the other and the original instruments preserved in museums and private collections, often presents doubts of authenticity. In this scenario Musical Iconography ends up being a precious source of information. After a brief description of the main primary sources, a collection of frescoes, oil paintings and engravings representing these models of bass violins will be presented and interpreted following a chronological order.
- Subjects
OIL paint; CELLO; EIGHTEENTH century; SEVENTEENTH century; VIOLIN; BASS guitar; FRESCO painting
- Publication
Revista Música Hodie, 2020, Vol 20, p1
- ISSN
1676-3939
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5216/mh.v20.51583