The viola di gamba is a beautiful, delicate instrument, and whoever wants to play it doesn't have to keep their hands in the pocket for long.
Johann Mattheson, 'Das neu-eröffnete Orchestre, 1703' p283
... if Adam had wanted to build an instrument, he would have built a viol ...
Jean Rousseau 'Traite de la viole, 1687' p3
... you have to grab (the gamba) right in the mouth, otherwise it bites, and gives such a hideous sound as it is lovely to listen to, when you are able to deal with it properly.
Joannes Jacobus Prinner 'Musicalischer Schlissel, 1677' p86
Johann Mattheson, 'Das neu-eröffnete Orchestre, 1703' p283
... if Adam had wanted to build an instrument, he would have built a viol ...
Jean Rousseau 'Traite de la viole, 1687' p3
... you have to grab (the gamba) right in the mouth, otherwise it bites, and gives such a hideous sound as it is lovely to listen to, when you are able to deal with it properly.
Joannes Jacobus Prinner 'Musicalischer Schlissel, 1677' p86
Since October 2003, Prof. Lorenz Duftschmid has been leading the concert class for viola da gamba at the State Music University in Trossingen / Germany. Here students can finish their Gamba studies with a Bachelor and Master of Early Music degree and / or a Master in Historical Double Bass & Violone. Interesting modules, projects and concert tours with the students primarily revolve around improvisation, 17th century, consort, baryton, arpeggione and scenic productions.
In April 2009, Lorenz Duftschmid was elected head of the Institute for Early Music at the State Academy of Music in Trossingen / Germany, and from 2011 to 2015 he also was speaker of the Department of Early Music.
It is recommended to contact Lorenz Duftschmid first because of the availability of free places. It is also recommended to visit one of Lorenz Duftschmid's workshops to get into contact to each other, f.i. , 07.-10. August 2023 in Bertinoro/Bologna, Italien.
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Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen
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