The document discusses the baroque doble bass violone, a large bass instrument that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. It had six or seven strings and was played either upright like a cello or resting on the floor like a modern double bass. While it eventually evolved into the modern double bass, the violone produced a richer, more sonorous tone than its successor.
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Alfred Planyavsky - The Baroque Double Bass Violone.compressed
The document discusses the baroque doble bass violone, a large bass instrument that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. It had six or seven strings and was played either upright like a cello or resting on the floor like a modern double bass. While it eventually evolved into the modern double bass, the violone produced a richer, more sonorous tone than its successor.
The document discusses the baroque doble bass violone, a large bass instrument that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. It had six or seven strings and was played either upright like a cello or resting on the floor like a modern double bass. While it eventually evolved into the modern double bass, the violone produced a richer, more sonorous tone than its successor.