One normally thinks that instruments of that time were mostly
exchangeable if the range of notes is suitable.
In this case, it would make sense to assume a deliberate addition of
"attack" to the viol by mixing it with the mainly "attack" sound of the
harp. Of course only if they sit close to each other.
This could be a very sweet effect.
I don't know all treatises by heart, but at least in Praetorius, we can
see some very keen ideas for mixing sound colors, so I wouldn't discard
the notion of "instrumentation".
I'd love to see a performance of this! :)
Am 01.02.2018 um 12:34 schrieb Martyn Hodgson:
why would the
double-strung harp (alpa doppia) play the same notes as the viola (da
gamba presumably)?
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