Le 15 mars 07 =E0 17:37, David Rastall a ecrit : > On Mar 15, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Doctor Oakroot wrote: > >> The double bass is a viol that's lost its frets, not a violin. > > So where did the violin (and presumably the cello?) come from? David I don't know if this is correct, but I read "Following a series of combinations of the two primitive types, three other families of instruments appeared before 1500: the viola da gamba (viol held on or between the player's knees), the lira da braccio (played with a bow) and the viola da braccio (held against the shoulder). It is from the viola da braccio that the VIOLIN evolved." http://library.thinkquest.org/27178/en/section/1/1+.html
But this looks like a highly siplified account and therefor probably not very useful, Regards Anthony > David Rastall > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.rastallmusic.com > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
