6 cantate e 6 lezioni per viola d'amore - Ariosti, Attilio 1666-1729 (London s.n., 1728)
Attributed to "A. A."
This collection was dedicated to King George I and members of the royal family. Its extensive subscription list (12 pages!) is populated with a glittering array of aristocratic names, (but some scepticism has been expressed by historians of the period as to whether all those named were indeed subscribers).
Contains info on tuning of the viola d'amore. The lessons for viola d’amore proved popular and were republished several times.
Although Ariosti could sing, write drama, play the violoncello and harpsichord, his favorite instrument was the viola d'amore, for which he wrote 21 solo sonatas.
Contains the cantatas 'La Rosa', L'Amore onesto', 'L'Olmo', 'Libertà acquistata in amore', 'Naufragio vicino' and 'La Gelosia', for which the poetry is also separately presented in this collection (Author unknown).
'Sei lezioni di viola d'amore' (1724) are included, hence the attribution
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Instrumental music; Vocal music; Cantata; Tuning; Viola d'amore; United Kingdom; artikulatie; boekoplage; notatieproblemen; dynamiek; echoeffect; Pope, A; temperatuur; viola d'amore