This book traces the development of the viol from its late medieval Spanish origins to the sixteenth century, when it became the most widely played bowed instru

Winner of the Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize Musical repertory of great importance and quality was performed on viols in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century En

Music for division viol -- Technique -- The end of the Golden Age: amateurs and foreigners -- 5.3 France -- From five to six strings -- From 6 to 7 strings -- E

Early Music History is devoted to the study of music from the early Middle Ages to the end of the seventeenth century. It demands the highest standards of schol