The Original Violas da gamba in the Orpheon Collection Gallery A Photographic Panorama
Treble Viola da gamba William Turner (London, 1647) William Turner (London, 1656) William Turner (London, ca. 1650) Henry Jaye(?) (English, ca. 1620) Anon. 17th Century (Munich) Leonhardt Maussiell (Nürnberg 1720) Treble viol in festoon-form I (c. 1730) Treble viol in festoon-form II (c. 1730) Johann Andreas Kämbl (München, 1739) Matthias Joannes Koldiz (Munich, 17?6) Andreas Jaiss (Tölz 1745) Paul Alletsee (Munich, ca. 1700) Anonymous German or Austrian 1 Anonymous German or Austrian 2 Anonymous German or Austrian 3 Ingatius Hoffmann (Wölfelsdorf, 1736) Gio. Balla Bugger (Brescia, 1630) Anon. Master (Venice or Brescia, 16th C.) Anon., (Spain or Italy, in Ganassi-Form) Anon., (Italian (?), 16th C.) Salomonworkshop , (Paris, 18th C.) Tenor Viola da Gamba Gasparo da Salò (Brescia, c. 1560) Bass Viola da Gamba Ventura Linarolo (Venice, 1585) Giovanni Paolo Maggini (Brescia, c.1600) Paolo Antonio Testore (Milano, 1717) Gianbattista Grancino (Milano, 1697) Italian, Cremona or Venice, ca. 1730 William Turner (London, ca. 1650) Edward Lewis (London, 1687) Thomas Collingwood (London, 1680) Jakob Stainer (Absam, 1671) Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, 1683) Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, 1697) Nikolaus Leidolff (Vienna, 1695) Johann Georg Seelos (Linz, 1691) Michael Albanus (Graz, 1706) German or Austrian, 17th C. Anonymous 2, German, 18th C. Anonymous 3, German, 18th C. Claude Boivin (Paris, ca. 1740) Pardesssus de viole Anonymous (Flemish, c. 1700) Louis Guersan (Paris, c. 1740) Head & Pegbox of a French Pardessus de viole, 18th C. Violone Italian (Venetian, 17th C.) 6 strings in D Johann Georg Thir (Vienna, 1750) 5 strings Johannes Udalricus Eberle (Prague, 18th C.) 4 strings German (18th C.) 6 strings in G Baryton Ferdinand Wilhelm Jaura, 1934, after Simon Schodler, 1782 Kurt Hoyer, 1977, after J. J. Stadlmann Five-string Violin Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, ca. 1700) Louis Guersan Quinton (Paris, ca. 1750) Viola d'amore Jean Baptiste Deshayes Salomon (Paris, ca 1740) Mathias Fichtl (Wien 1711) Johann Christoph Leidolff (Vienna, 1750) Joann Joseph Hentschl (Brünn, 1750) Thomas Andreas Hulintzky (Praha,1774) Michael Andreas Partl (Wien,1751 ?) Viola da gamba: copies 3 basses after John Rose (1580) and Henry Jaye by John Pringle, London Two Lyra-viols after John Rose by Peter Hütmannsberger, Linz Copies after Colichon, Giovanni da Brescia by Petr Vavrous, Prague and Simone Zopf, Vienna YOUTUBE: Marin Marais: L'Operation de la Taille (A Surgical Operation of the Bladder Stone) Joachim Tielke - Viola da gamba of 1683 The Baryton A Tale of Two Sisters: two treble viols - twins - reunited after being nearly 300 years apart! Willaim Turner. the four viols in the collection The Reconstruction of the Andrea Amati Violoncello Carl Friedrich Abel - (Allegro) in d-minor: CONCERTS: The Italian Renaissance viols: Music for Charles V and Philip II The English viols: Music of the Times of Shakespeare AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATIONS: The Collection The Exhibitions Marin Marais: L'Operation de la Taille (A Surgical Operation of the Bladder Stone) Joachim Tielke: Viola da gamba from 1683 Joachim Tielke: Viola da gamba from 1697 The Baryton A Tale of Two Sisters William Turner: the four violas da gamba The Historical Bows of the Vazquez Collection The Reconstruction of the Andrea Amati Violoncello Making a viola da gamba / violin (Violin-making School of Hallstatt, Austria) The Leidolff Family: Luthiers in Vienna The Thir Family: Luthiers in Vienna Restoration of a Viola da gamba by William Turner Restoration of a Viola da gamba by Thomas Collingwood The Historical Bows: Part 2 On Historical Strings (Photos by Mimmo Peruffo) Some Luthiers who have worked with Orpheon Articles on the Viola da gamba The Oldest Viola da gamba Which is the oldest viola da gamba known to us? When and where was it invented? The Viola da gamba in Italy The Viola da gamba in England The Viola da gamba in Austria The Viola da gamba in Germany The Viola da gamba in France Origin of the Viola da gamba (English) / (Deutsch) What are the differences between the viola da gamba family and the violin family Diversity in Form of the Viola da gamba A study on viola da gamba shapes and construction principles: iconography Forms of the Viola da gamba(Deutsch) A study on viola da gamba shapes and construction principles: text The Violetta What exactly is a violetta? The Violone What exactly is a violone? Sonatas for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord by Bach (Seminar) Marin Marais and his World (Seminar) Concertos for Viola da gamba and orchestra:Telemann and Tartini Concertos for Viola da gamba and Orchestra: Johann Gottlieb Graun and Ludwig Christian Hesse Konzerte für Viola da gamba und Orchester: Graun und Hesse (Deutsche Fassung) Luthiers that have copied or made instruments in the collection PLANS FOR BUILDING A VIOLA DA GAMBA The Bow: The Soul of the Instrument Get the Details: on bridges, strings, construction of viols, dendrochronology Of Special Interest various topics in performance practice, music history, restauration On the Violin
Treble Viola da gamba William Turner (London, 1647) William Turner (London, 1656) William Turner (London, ca. 1650) Henry Jaye(?) (English, ca. 1620) Anon. 17th Century (Munich) Leonhardt Maussiell (Nürnberg 1720) Treble viol in festoon-form I (c. 1730) Treble viol in festoon-form II (c. 1730) Johann Andreas Kämbl (München, 1739) Matthias Joannes Koldiz (Munich, 17?6) Andreas Jaiss (Tölz 1745) Paul Alletsee (Munich, ca. 1700) Anonymous German or Austrian 1 Anonymous German or Austrian 2 Anonymous German or Austrian 3 Ingatius Hoffmann (Wölfelsdorf, 1736) Gio. Balla Bugger (Brescia, 1630) Anon. Master (Venice or Brescia, 16th C.) Anon., (Spain or Italy, in Ganassi-Form) Anon., (Italian (?), 16th C.) Salomonworkshop , (Paris, 18th C.)
William Turner (London, 1647) William Turner (London, 1656) William Turner (London, ca. 1650) Henry Jaye(?) (English, ca. 1620) Anon. 17th Century (Munich) Leonhardt Maussiell (Nürnberg 1720) Treble viol in festoon-form I (c. 1730) Treble viol in festoon-form II (c. 1730) Johann Andreas Kämbl (München, 1739) Matthias Joannes Koldiz (Munich, 17?6) Andreas Jaiss (Tölz 1745) Paul Alletsee (Munich, ca. 1700) Anonymous German or Austrian 1 Anonymous German or Austrian 2 Anonymous German or Austrian 3 Ingatius Hoffmann (Wölfelsdorf, 1736) Gio. Balla Bugger (Brescia, 1630) Anon. Master (Venice or Brescia, 16th C.) Anon., (Spain or Italy, in Ganassi-Form) Anon., (Italian (?), 16th C.) Salomonworkshop , (Paris, 18th C.)
Tenor Viola da Gamba Gasparo da Salò (Brescia, c. 1560) Bass Viola da Gamba Ventura Linarolo (Venice, 1585) Giovanni Paolo Maggini (Brescia, c.1600) Paolo Antonio Testore (Milano, 1717) Gianbattista Grancino (Milano, 1697) Italian, Cremona or Venice, ca. 1730 William Turner (London, ca. 1650) Edward Lewis (London, 1687) Thomas Collingwood (London, 1680) Jakob Stainer (Absam, 1671) Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, 1683) Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, 1697) Nikolaus Leidolff (Vienna, 1695) Johann Georg Seelos (Linz, 1691) Michael Albanus (Graz, 1706) German or Austrian, 17th C. Anonymous 2, German, 18th C. Anonymous 3, German, 18th C. Claude Boivin (Paris, ca. 1740)
Gasparo da Salò (Brescia, c. 1560)
Bass Viola da Gamba
Ventura Linarolo (Venice, 1585) Giovanni Paolo Maggini (Brescia, c.1600) Paolo Antonio Testore (Milano, 1717) Gianbattista Grancino (Milano, 1697) Italian, Cremona or Venice, ca. 1730 William Turner (London, ca. 1650) Edward Lewis (London, 1687) Thomas Collingwood (London, 1680) Jakob Stainer (Absam, 1671) Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, 1683) Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, 1697) Nikolaus Leidolff (Vienna, 1695) Johann Georg Seelos (Linz, 1691) Michael Albanus (Graz, 1706) German or Austrian, 17th C. Anonymous 2, German, 18th C. Anonymous 3, German, 18th C. Claude Boivin (Paris, ca. 1740)
Anonymous (Flemish, c. 1700) Louis Guersan (Paris, c. 1740) Head & Pegbox of a French Pardessus de viole, 18th C.
Italian (Venetian, 17th C.) 6 strings in D Johann Georg Thir (Vienna, 1750) 5 strings Johannes Udalricus Eberle (Prague, 18th C.) 4 strings German (18th C.) 6 strings in G
Baryton Ferdinand Wilhelm Jaura, 1934, after Simon Schodler, 1782 Kurt Hoyer, 1977, after J. J. Stadlmann
Ferdinand Wilhelm Jaura, 1934, after Simon Schodler, 1782 Kurt Hoyer, 1977, after J. J. Stadlmann
Five-string Violin Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, ca. 1700) Louis Guersan Quinton (Paris, ca. 1750)
Five-string Violin
Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, ca. 1700) Louis Guersan Quinton (Paris, ca. 1750)
Jean Baptiste Deshayes Salomon (Paris, ca 1740) Mathias Fichtl (Wien 1711) Johann Christoph Leidolff (Vienna, 1750) Joann Joseph Hentschl (Brünn, 1750) Thomas Andreas Hulintzky (Praha,1774) Michael Andreas Partl (Wien,1751 ?)
3 basses after John Rose (1580) and Henry Jaye by John Pringle, London Two Lyra-viols after John Rose by Peter Hütmannsberger, Linz Copies after Colichon, Giovanni da Brescia by Petr Vavrous, Prague and Simone Zopf, Vienna
YOUTUBE: Marin Marais: L'Operation de la Taille (A Surgical Operation of the Bladder Stone) Joachim Tielke - Viola da gamba of 1683 The Baryton A Tale of Two Sisters: two treble viols - twins - reunited after being nearly 300 years apart! Willaim Turner. the four viols in the collection The Reconstruction of the Andrea Amati Violoncello Carl Friedrich Abel - (Allegro) in d-minor: CONCERTS: The Italian Renaissance viols: Music for Charles V and Philip II The English viols: Music of the Times of Shakespeare
The Italian Renaissance viols: Music for Charles V and Philip II
The English viols: Music of the Times of Shakespeare
AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATIONS: The Collection The Exhibitions Marin Marais: L'Operation de la Taille (A Surgical Operation of the Bladder Stone) Joachim Tielke: Viola da gamba from 1683 Joachim Tielke: Viola da gamba from 1697 The Baryton A Tale of Two Sisters William Turner: the four violas da gamba The Historical Bows of the Vazquez Collection The Reconstruction of the Andrea Amati Violoncello Making a viola da gamba / violin (Violin-making School of Hallstatt, Austria) The Leidolff Family: Luthiers in Vienna The Thir Family: Luthiers in Vienna Restoration of a Viola da gamba by William Turner Restoration of a Viola da gamba by Thomas Collingwood The Historical Bows: Part 2 On Historical Strings (Photos by Mimmo Peruffo) Some Luthiers who have worked with Orpheon
Articles on the Viola da gamba
The Oldest Viola da gamba Which is the oldest viola da gamba known to us? When and where was it invented? The Viola da gamba in Italy The Viola da gamba in England The Viola da gamba in Austria The Viola da gamba in Germany The Viola da gamba in France Origin of the Viola da gamba (English) / (Deutsch) What are the differences between the viola da gamba family and the violin family Diversity in Form of the Viola da gamba A study on viola da gamba shapes and construction principles: iconography Forms of the Viola da gamba(Deutsch) A study on viola da gamba shapes and construction principles: text The Violetta What exactly is a violetta? The Violone What exactly is a violone? Sonatas for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord by Bach (Seminar) Marin Marais and his World (Seminar) Concertos for Viola da gamba and orchestra:Telemann and Tartini Concertos for Viola da gamba and Orchestra: Johann Gottlieb Graun and Ludwig Christian Hesse Konzerte für Viola da gamba und Orchester: Graun und Hesse (Deutsche Fassung) Luthiers that have copied or made instruments in the collection PLANS FOR BUILDING A VIOLA DA GAMBA The Bow: The Soul of the Instrument Get the Details: on bridges, strings, construction of viols, dendrochronology Of Special Interest various topics in performance practice, music history, restauration On the Violin
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