Solo Viol Music

Designed for beginners and non-string players, this innovative method is filled with irresistible tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque periods that engage and inspire the learner. Experience the joy of playing early music faster with this novel approach to learning the viola da gamba. BOOK 1 – Getting Started In Book 1 you will explore the beauty of the viol and how it works: sitting with the viol resting the bow in your left hand plucking open strings with the left and right hands making sounds with the bow on open strings playing different rhythms with the bow fingering notes and plucking melodies combining the left-hand notes while bowing on the string playing fluidly in 1st position with simple note sequences playing on the top three strings NB This book is in alto clef

Designed for beginners and non-string players, this innovative method is filled with irresistible tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque periods that engage and inspire the learner. Experience the joy of playing early music faster with this novel approach to learning the viola da gamba. BOOK 1 – Getting Started In Book 1 you will explore the beauty of the viol and how it works: sitting with the viol resting the bow in your left hand plucking open strings with the left and right hands making sounds with the bow on open strings playing different rhythms with the bow fingering notes and plucking melodies combining the left-hand notes while bowing on the string playing fluidly in 1st position with simple note sequences playing on the top three strings

UOEHS99 Bach's Partita No. 2 (BWV 1004) arranged for Solo Viol by Carlo Denti.

Designed for beginners and non-string players, this innovative method is filled with irresistible tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque periods that engage and inspire the learner. Experience the joy of playing early music faster with this novel approach to learning the viola da gamba. BOOK 3 – Getting to the Next Level In Book 3 you will explore the following techniques and skills: frequent shifts between 1st and ½ positions playing in 2nd, 3rd and 4th positions playing scales to become fluent da Capo and Fine Baroque Trills chordal playing tenue (holding down a L.H. fingering) extensions in the left hand reading tablature NB This book is in alto clef

Designed for beginners and non-string players, this innovative method is filled with irresistible tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque periods that engage and inspire the learner. Experience the joy of playing early music faster with this novel approach to learning the viola da gamba. BOOK 2 – Next Steps In Book 2 you will explore ½ position and other skills: playing on the 4th and 5th strings barring the 1st finger slurred to hooked bowings double-stops playing inégale (the French Baroque “swing”) NB This book is in alto clef

A collection of progressive technical exercises from beginner to advanced for Bass Viol.

Pieces from the Drexel Manuscript 5871 and The British Library, Add.31697 New edition in treble clef

Designed for beginners and non-string players, this innovative method is filled with irresistible tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque periods that engage and inspire the learner. Experience the joy of playing early music faster with this novel approach to learning the viola da gamba. BOOK 2 – Next Steps In Book 2 you will explore ½ position and other skills: playing on the 4th and 5th strings barring the 1st finger slurred to hooked bowings double-stops playing inégale (the French Baroque “swing”)

UOEHS117 10 Recercadas for Viol by Diego Ortiz. Contents: 4 Recercadas for Solo Viol 6 Recercadas on “La Spagna” for Viol and Basso from “Trattado de glosas” (Roma 1553)

Designed for beginners and non-string players, this innovative method is filled with irresistible tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque periods that engage and inspire the learner. Experience the joy of playing early music faster with this novel approach to learning the viola da gamba. BOOK 1 – Getting Started In Book 1 you will explore the beauty of the viol and how it works: sitting with the viol resting the bow in your left hand plucking open strings with the left and right hands making sounds with the bow on open strings playing different rhythms with the bow fingering notes and plucking melodies combining the left-hand notes while bowing on the string playing fluidly in 1st position with simple note sequences playing on the top three strings

TWV 41: fis2

For Viola da Gamba and Basso Continuo Vestiva i colli Susanne ung jour

Suite in G for Bass Viol and Continuo by Louis de Caix d'Hervalois

All the viol works from Silvestro Ganassi's Viol Treatises, Regola Rubertina, Venice 1542 and Lettione Seconda, Venice 1543.

UOEHS104 Four previously unpublished works for viol by Antoine Forqueray Contents: Allemande La girouette Muzette Bransle