Tuesday, August 18, 2015

SHORT HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN

SHORT HISTORY OF 
THE VIOLIN FAMILY
Gaudenzio Ferrari
INTRODUCTION TO
THE VIOLIN FAMILY
DEMONSTRATION OF
DEMONSTRATION OF
A EHRU
DEMONSTRATION OF
MEDIEVAL FIDDLES
Rachel Barton Pine plays early
string instruments for the first time: 
the medieval box fiddle, the medieval vielle,
and the renaissance (1500's-style) violin. 
David Douglass, artistic director of the King's
Noyse and the Newberry Consort  and
one of the foremost practitioners of
these instruments,  jams with her
on rebec and renaissance viola.
VIOLA DA GAMBA
The Viola da Gamba and the Cello:
Musical Cousins
BAROQUE VIOLIN
The Baroque Violin and the Modern Violin:
Similar, but very Different