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Violoncello da Spalla or Fagottgeige

An insight from our friend Kate Walpole, musicologist in Dresden.

Sep 20, 2024 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

An account of a two-day 1685 party, featuring a ladies orchestra (including a Violoncello da Spalla) in multiple theater performances.

L’orologio del Piacere, 1685, in Piazzola sul Brenta

Apr 11, 2024 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

Images from Villa Contarini

Baroque landscape and a bit of iconography, from Piazzola sul Brenta, Italy!

Mar 30, 2024 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

Was it in a world upside-down that the cello was played “da spalla”?

Our visit to Villa Contarini

Mar 20, 2024 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

Development of gut strings between 1848 and 1952 (strings, part 2)

I’m receiving more and more questions about gut strings, so I thought I should share this video with a talk that I gave two years ago for the Women in…

Feb 10, 2024 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

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Revival of viola pomposa in Italian opera in the beginning of the 20th century.

Research does not always get you where you’d hoped for!

Jan 10, 2024 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

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Updated book on Violoncello da Spalla is out!

The third edition of our book on Violoncello da Spalla is now available on Amazon!

Dec 14, 2023 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

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A chronicle of a 1738 private party featuring a viola pomposa!

By J. A. Hiller

Oct 20, 2023 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

Leopold Mozart on Violoncello da Spalla

Or better say Tiny-Hand-Bass

Oct 6, 2023 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

A first Renaissance of the pomposa

A firm from Markneukirchen offered pomposas in the late 1930s!

Jun 16, 2023 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

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Modern Violoncello da Spalla from 1900 Markneukirchen

The pomposa by E. R. Schmidt.

Jun 9, 2023 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

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Gut strings: a thing of the past. Or not?

Women in Lutherie Conference 2021 lecture!

Oct 21, 2022 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

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