The anthology of viola da gamba music by Hamburger Ratsmusik -- a six-member, original-instrument ensemble directed by Simone Eckert, who plays both descant and bass viola da gamba -- also offers ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The viola da gamba is an instrument from around the 1600s. The stringed instrument is in the viol family (pronounced “vile”).

And I, a fledgling student of the viola da gamba, also called the viol, have been persuaded by my teacher that this will be a Good Experience for me.

The combined sonority of Vittorio Ghielmi's 1688 viola da gamba (by Michel Colichon) and Lorenzo Ghielmi's 1996 copy of a 1749 Gottfried Silbermann fortepiano is not only fascinating but also ...

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.