Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Cembalo Obbligato. Vittorio Ghielmi, Lorenzo Ghielmi. Ars Musici. $16.99. "Felix Austria": Works for Viola da Gamba Consort. Klaus Mertens, Simone Eckert ...

Sarah Mead discovered her sound at a young age through a unique instrument — the viola da gamba. Familiarly known as the ‘viol’ with a similar appearance to a cello, this instrument has six strings, ...

Some valuable things are chucked out on the road of progress. Although they faded from general use in the Baroque, the once-popular viola da gamba and always-obscure viola d'amore make sounds that ...

In dorm rooms, beside fireplaces and in concert halls, music from a 15th century instrument will ring out at Pacific University.This week, the college hosts the Viola da Gamba Society of America ...

A special breed, viola da gamba players rarely meet their own kind. But once a year, they come together for an annual jam session they call a conclave.

Per Sonatori hopes to give audiences a taste of the true Baroque sound at Viola Da Gamba, featuring Susie Napper, on Jan. 27 at Knox Metropolitan Church. Article content.

At 8:30 on a frigid Friday evening here, about 60 people, some holding musical instruments, have crowded expectantly into a small hotel meeting room. It's the first night of the Amherst Early ...

The 1991 film “Tous les Matins du Monde” — shown here with Anne Brochet, left, and Guillaume Depardieu — influenced a renaissance of the viola da gamba.

Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Cembalo Obbligato. Vittorio Ghielmi, Lorenzo Ghielmi. Ars Musici. $16.99. "Felix Austria": Works for Viola da Gamba Consort. Klaus Mertens, Simone Eckert ...

The viola da gamba, also known as a viol, was born towards the end of the 15th century in Spain, says Sarah Mead, an associate professor of music at Brandeis University. Hide caption ...