Contributed Items

Members of the viola da gamba community have generously contributed material for publication on the VdGSA web site. Here are links to all of these contributions.

The Ferrabosco Fantasias - Stylistic Observations - Bruce Bellingham

Bruce Bellingham edited the four-part fantasias of Alfonso Ferrabosco II for their publication in Musica Britannica vol. 62. Here, he presents an extensive thematic analysis, with recorded examples, of each of the 22 fantasias.

The Complete Five- and Six-Part Fantasias of John Jenkins - Martha Bishop

Martha has edited a new edition of all of Jenkins' five and six-part fantasias. Parts and scores for all the fantasias and pavans are available here in pdf format for you to download.

Excerpts from the Manchester Gamba Book - Paul Furnas

Mr. Furnas has allowed us to publish his intabulation of 46 pieces from the Manchester Lyra-Viol Manuscript (commonly known as the Manchester Gamba Book), together with his transcriptions into staff notation. All are in pdf format and can be downloaded and printed.

Double Your Pleasure—Or Double Trouble? - Fred Reinagel

This article presents an alternative way to set up the viol that dramatically improves its rendition of polyphonic consort music.

Whimsies - (various contributors)

Humorous gamba poetry by Carol Herman and Harriet Risk Woldt, and a sketch by Wayne Moss.