Viola D'amore

[TheKonata27]

Es genial!!!

[arcopizzicato]

wow!

[chocolatedonut31]

What's the tune?

[MrJerk123456]

Da shid look nasty

[chocolatedonut31]

What is the song?

[PaulusLXXX]

Magnífico!!

Bellísimo instrumento. Gracias por compartir este video.

Saludos!

[CrazyLazySnazzyJazzy]

Must be hell to tune.

[8Advokat8]

Magic!



[madaraszi]

Vivaldi 394

[MoriMaris]

Wow what a wonderful instrument! do they still make these? Where can I get one! :-)

[Jacko9beethoven]

Of course and you do a wonderful move to put this vidéo on youtube. With your video I have discovered the wondeful sound of this instrument and I am already looking for one...I am a violinist and I want to try this wonderful viola...Thank you again for posting...What is the tuning..?

[Jacko9beethoven]

Of course and you do a wonderful move to put this vidéo on youtube. With your video I have discovered the wondeful sound of this instrument and I am already looking for one...I am a violinist and I want to try this wonderful viola...Thank you again for posting..

[Jacko9beethoven]

This a very beautiful instrument and the sound is so charming ! Why this instrument is not played more often..?

[arkhatych]

This is an ancient instrument which fell out of use

[Bingo1059]

BEAUTIFUL! I play the Viola (modern ;) ) And have played for years, however I still adore the d'Amore even more!!! Beautiful, however, it must be a pain to tune ;).

[barbarabarbi]

¡Precioso!

Y muy entrañable el video...

[221Dw]

Wow that thing sounds great

[JazzBluesClassical42]

what is the tuning? thanks.

[omoshiroidayo]

@JazzBluesClassical42 watch wikipidia its official tuning

[TheOtranto]

おやじ　クール

[TheSuperKelev1]

wow I love that instrument! Would so love to try making one like that. Beautiful!! :D

[Kaatisu907]

Beautiful instrument

[cicco93B]

ViVALDI @.@.... MITICO!!! BELLISSIMO!!! FAVOLOSO ^^

[Thegreatbuk]

Amazing!



[leoncioviolin]

precioso

[zetsway121]

gran trabajo! Me gustaría poder jugar así el

[chaja1293]

sin palabras:... hermoso. bello !!! inspirador...me encantoo, gracias por este video... =)

[arcopizzicato]

wow! beautiful!!!

[astrolabius2]

Que les pasa ? no vieron como se rie cuado termina !! ni el lo puede creer !

[arkhatych]

Que???

[astrolabius2]

Notable, pero lo que mas difruto es la risa de esta fenomeno cuande termina con su tour de force !! un instante ....

[omoshiroidayo]

oK ARKHATYCH. THIS IS VIVALDIS CONCERTO FOR VIOLA DAMORE RV 392. so many people already wrote it why u still say "i dunno"

[kkallebb]

Great instrument. Why did it go out of style?

[Bingo1059]

@kkallebb Because Baroque went out of style. Well actually the "Viol" family in its own (I'm not certain if a Viola De Gamba is an actual member of the "Viols") went out of style because modern instruments (Violin, Viola, Cello, etc) took over. The modern Instruments took over because Viol's where somewhat quiet, whereas Violins were powerful.

[jusjus11]

i love it

[025JAB]

WOW! Amazing! I've never heard this instrument before! Wow, it's so amazing!

[indiankids786]

Vivaldi!!!!

[handelian]

Medieval Tune?? jajajajaja it´s Vivaldi!!

[thbs35]

That was great.

[phagep22]

Nice playing.

[indiankids786]

Love the sound of the lower strings

[danielwowman]

what a good sound i realy want to hear the vibrato on it

[omoshiroidayo]

RV392

[Hikikomori013]

I can only imagine how much richness of the tone I'm missing by not hearing it in person.

Magnificent performance. And I love the looks of the instrument.

[omoshiroidayo]

wow this instrument is so very beatiful, the baroquestyle head, the 8 strings...amazing

[aidan3104]

excellent, loving the viola d'amore

im playing this piece for my grade 8 viola exam tomorrow

[gigamax1978]

Great!!

[ilcanticodimaddalena]

___novembre 2010___

A tutti i suonatori di VIOLA D' AMORE:

stiamo cercando uno(una) di voi !!!

Sul nostro blog tutti i riferimenti per saperne di più.

Cercate su google "IL CANTICO DI MADDALENA". Siamo i primi della lista che apparirà. Grazie!!

[magghina95]

bravissimoo!

[efrasdominguez]

excelente, un sonido perfecto, me encanta¡¡¡¡¡¡

[soullessSiIence]

what the hell, 12 strings. I want one Viole d'amour

[KhmerSerey1]

Very brisk,very lively and very sprightly.That's all i got to say..

[EPR89]

Thomas Georgi started a whole site about this instrument with many audio exapmles. Very interesting.

violadamore com

[tonin7yahooca]

who's the composer of that song?

[arkhatych]

It's medieval Tune, of unknow composer

[tonin7yahooca]

@arkhatych can I ask you something? Tell me how can I find the sheet?

[arkhatych]

Sorry, I don't know how! I'm not musician so I can't tell you, sorry.

[bobstronge]

@tonin7yahooca Vivaldi composed it.

[justincrzo]

@arkhatych This is Vivaldi's Concerto for Viola d'amore RV392 excerpt from the first movement. /watch?v=DeLiOTo_frs&feature=r­elated

[arkhatych]

Thank you for sharing!

[omoshiroidayo]

@justincrzo aaaaah vivaldi...that explains everytihng

[SlippinPegs]

@arkhatych Oh dear. The composer really is unknown. Some insignificant composer... Vivaldi or something, I dunno, never heard of him.

Jesus!

[slothfat]

@SlippinPegs

Yes this is vivaldi. and he is NOT an insignificant composer. from your name id assume that you knew something about music, but obviously not.

[SlippinPegs]

@slothfat I was being sarcastic. :D Vivaldi's my favourite composer. He's the reason I started playing the violin.

[slothfat]

@SlippinPegs

Sorry! tell u the truth,i couldnt tell!

[moonlight772]

@tonin7yahooca this is Vivaldi  !

[bobstronge]

@tonin7yahooca Vivaldi´s Viola dámore concerto.

[TimQuebec]

Is this a viola or a close relative?

[arkhatych]

It medieval or Baroque instrument closely related to Viola's ancestors.

[shirleystemple]

Wow!

[chocolatedonut31]

what is the name of this tune?

[violinjosiah]

I think that the both of you will find that LEarning ANY instrument is difficult. It is a way of like.

If Death Angel wishes to learn it i encourage it. Being a proffesional Violinist, and studying baroque music, i know that the concept of the amature is VERY important in this style. Music of the time was not performed by professionals...well it was, but rarly. they were emplyed more for private sessions. And also as a correction, Baroque instruments are no harder than modern.....for the record

[jetaimeviolist15]

Absolutely beautiful.

[DeathAngel1029]

Wow, it almost sounds like a harp, violin and viola togeher. I am now inspired to play one. I don't really care if it's hard and what not. Isn't playing an instrument for passion ? not for counting like on how an expert you are playing it. for me, no matter how an expert you are at playing a viola d'amore for example, if you cannot enjoy playing it even for once, then it is just pointless. Sorry if it's out of topic or anything o.O

[arkhatych]

If you want to play, just play! I won't disturb you for sure!

[TheDarkesT44]

@DeathAngel1029 music is all about passion! love, hate, sadness, happiness, it doesn't matter! you just need the insperation!

[stealthswimmer]

very nice

[TheVanessaRose]

TOM! Haha, I didn't think I'd find a video of him on youtube playing Viola D' amore! I'm glad it's here, though. I can't wait to go back to TBSI this summer and work with him again! :D

[Thomforlife]

Do you happen to know if you need to take separate lessons to play the viola d'amore, or could I just learn to play it at home (I am an intermediate level violinist).

[TheVanessaRose]

@Thomforlife

You should definitely take separate lessons if at all possible. It can be quite a hard instrument to get a hold of, with how large it is and with the couple of extra strings (it ends up messing with your depth perception slightly, but you get used to it quickly). Many of the pieces written for it are also in scoredatura, which can make it a little tricky as well with constantly having to change tunings.

[arkhatych]

Why do you say it to him. It's hard play this instrument. Simple musicians can't just like this master the Viola D'amor

[TheVanessaRose]

@arkhatych

When I said "hold of" I mean more along the lines of "handle on."

I know the Viola D'amore is a hard instrument to play--I've played them before, and I've taken a lesson with Thomas Georgi for this instrument. And realistically, ANY instrument is a hard instrument to learn how to play, let alone play well. I am not, however, one to discourage people from learning how to play an instrument, especially when it comes to this one. The D'Amore needs all the interest it can get.

[arkhatych]

You are very Right but! People think that playing a Viola D'amore it's like to play a Toy.  They don't get that it's hard to master it!

[TheVanessaRose]

@arkhatych

I think you're underestimating a lot of people. Everyone understands that it's hard to learn an instrument, no matter what instrument it is. And if they don't know that, they figure it out when they try to play it. Don't discourage people from wanting to learn how to play Viola D'amore just because you don't think they can handle it. You (and I) know nothing about the people on here, let alone their musical abilities.

[arkhatych]

I don't discourage them! I'm only saying them that playing on the Viola D'amore it's not as easy as they think and nothing else. I don't said them not to play.

[Thomforlife]

@arkhatych

I am very aware of the fact that an instrument isn't easy to master, especially lesser known baroque instruments like the viola d'amore for which there is little theory available. And I don't think instruments like the violin orthe viola d'amore are toys, which I think is a rather insulting statement.

But most people are capable of mastering an instrument if they possess enough will to master it.

[arkhatych]

I don't said Viola D'amor it's a toy! I only said that many people don't realize that Baroque Instruments aren't as easy to play as they think they are. The Toys were analogy to their understanding of playing the instrument

[Thomforlife]

@arkhatych

I know you don't mean to imply that it is a toy, but you do imply I think it's a toy, which isn't a very flattering remark considering I already have a decent knowledge of the violin and of the history of other instruments from its family.

[Thomforlife]

@arkhatych

I know you don't intend to imply it is a toy, but you do imply that I think it is a toy which, condsidering the fact that I do have knowledge of the violin and other instruments from its family, I think is rather insulting.

[arkhatych]

Do you read my comments or what? I said that people think that playing Viola D'amor is as easy as playing a Toy. I think that it's very hard to play Viola D'amor. I myself play Guitar and it's very hard to play Spanish music!

[ClueLou]

that's a 12 string viola?!?! how do you play that?

[Thomforlife]

@ClueLou

I think about six of the strings are sympathetic ones, so they aren't actually played.

[TheVanessaRose]

@Thomforlife

Yes, the strings under the bridge are just sympathetic strings. Every once in a while you will come upon a piece in which the composer asks you to strung them, though.

[violadagamba1]

The piece he's playing is Vivaldi's Concerto in D.  Quite nice.

[thepiper84]

Sounds more baroque,

[thepiper84]

Sounds so beautiful, i love the resonance from the sympathetic strings. What's the name of that piece that was played?

Thanks.

[arkhatych]

I don't know the Name of the pice. For sure it's so beautifull even I don't like european renaisans music.

[SirDandelot]

This song makes me think in an european stilized manga, also Thomas Georgi reminds me to Gramps Gibrant

[LaFamilleDesCordes]

I'm going to make those instruments!

[arkhatych]

It is not easy to make fiddle and you are going to make Viola D'amor?

[SirDandelot]

@LaFamilleDesCordes

Are you a violin-maker?

I would like to meet one, here in Mexico viola d'amore don't exist, I have to contact a violin-maker to make a custom one

[arkhatych]

Say it to him please.

[supercalafrgusydney]

yes i mean you have the drone strings under the normal strings and you have 7 normal and drone strings, its hard enough for me to tune my voilin with four strings by ear. i tryed learning this song on violin with some of my buds but i just doesnt sound as good as what this guy has done

[arkhatych]

It has six normal strings and six sympathetic strings. Try as hard as you can and You will be able to play whatever you want on the fiddle!

[laila8b]

oh.. but thanks ! :)

[arkhatych]

I'm sorry. try to search his name on Yahoo / Google

[laila8b]

how did you learn it then? :)

[arkhatych]

Sorry It's not me. You must Search Thomas Georgi from Tafelmusik Ensamble. I'm not the Violist in the video!!!!

[laila8b]

hi! where can i find the sheets? i really need it, please. :')

[arkhatych]

What Sheets? Sorry I don't have any sheets. I just uploaded this video.

[1300ja]

this is very nice

[jhenryvln]

It must take all day to tune it. Sounds good though.

[xXNicholasSeanHCXx]

Very nice, Love the Instrument!

[ForeverIsis]

molto bello mon amie!

[Elcomunisto]

OMG!

[xyaqua]

Holy shit and a half! this is pretty awesome.! nice sound recording

[guiwalrus]

It's so baroque!!! Fantastic! Amazing instrument and player. 5/5!!!

[ViolaPandaPie11]

lol mkay, thanks for letting me know ahead of time,

i probably would've done that.

:)

[ViolaPandaPie11]

woah!

what kind of instrument is that?

:)it looked like it had about 12 pegs on

that beast^_^

[AlphaCentauri00]

I believe its a baroque period violin with sympathic strings, right?

[arkhatych]

It's part of the violin family but the evolution of the modern violin is not connected to the Viola D'amor. And it is 12 string violin with 6 melodic and 6 sympathetic!

[ViolaPandaPie11]

what are sympathetic strings exactly?

[davidjb100]

They are strings located below the strings which the violist plays on. They are not used; rather, they vibrate "sympathetically" with the playable strings to make the instrument's unique sound.

[ViolaPandaPie11]

wow, that sounds pretty sweet

:D

do they even make these kind of instruments

anymore? i kinda want one now^_^

[davidjb100]

They still make them, but you'll have to find a special dealer. Don't walk into a general music store asking for a viola d'amore; they'll just stare at you and laugh.

[arkhatych]

like in the sitar, there are only few playable and the rest are vibrating when some plays

[ViolaPandaPie11]

oh okay. that's

what i thought

:)

[InsaneTuga]

The instrument that made the viola*

[arkhatych]

No but related to it's ancesstors.

[mcjlina]

beautiful sound and a beautiful instrument

[himynameishelen]

I've listened to other, "professional" recordings of this piece on youtube, but none of them have the same heart or feeling as this one- beautiful playing, beautiful piece, lovely instrument, really- wonderful video.

[timsaxaphonist567]

It sounds beautiful, is that a head on the top

[valeryon123]

Yeah, it's usually a blindfolded head too, it represents love (amore means love in Italian).

[MILKIEONE]

This is a beautiful instrument!! I enjoyed listening to you! I study violin and viola. I would like to learn this instrument, too. Is the technique the same as the violin and viola or different? What are the string letters on the viola d'amore?

[baabroma]

depends on what key you play in... a lot of pieces are in scordatura. I'm a viola player but I read about this somewhere.

[Dansback21]

that was an amazing sound, that is why they are so sweet, encompasing levels the violin and cello can't, like a violin viola, cello cross. I wish they were more widely spread and played

[monpetitdoux]

I wish I could learn to play. I've always loved Viola D'amore. *sigh*

[mjvermillion503]

what kind of viola is that ?

[AytidaRed]

is that vivaldi concerto in d?

[bckm54]

VERY Nice! TEN stars! Dude obviously knows what he's playing. By the way, what IS he playing? :)

[LordStrings7]

Check the title of the clip.

[bckm54]

hehe...I KNOW the instrument he's playing...I just don't know the name of the piece...sorry if I wasn't clear... :)

[LordStrings7]

Check the side info then.

[ericthedutch]

Wonderful sound & clip, fun !

"Musica delenit bestiam feram."

Greetings from Canada

[blackreazor]

Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre,

mironton, mironton, mirontaine,

Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre,

on n' sait quand il reviendra.

[BlanFan2O]

Viola D'amore is odd cause I'm only used to 4 string I heard viola d'more and viola de gamba were the parent instruments anyways ROCK ON!

[animeviolalord]

What a beatiful instrument. Does anybody know its range? I wanna write for it!!

[LuisCaicedo]

it's an obese multi string viola!

[espado33]

Very beatutifull instruments. I´m player of this type of viola, and I have 2 at home

[BritishHistoryCourse]

Where do you get these instruments from? Or was it just borrowed for a demonstration? Very beautiful.

[arkhatych]

It's only a video that I got from the Internet!

[kaorekaora]

bravo from Japan! I was soooo much impressed!! sound of the low string is also elegant. May I ask you the name of the piece(or RV number)?

[RisingSunsvk]

Bravo. Great!!

[mrgrinch14]

I want one.

Now.

[jorojoroviolinistico]

i want to have a viola d'amore, but i don't find it. would you tell me sir, Where can i buy thi spectacular & wonderfull instrument? Iam from Chile and im 15. Please help me!I am a desperate Violist!

[isabellanakahara]

I am in love! Thank you!

[doctorgino2]

How amazing is the viola d'amore

[bewareofthevlaplayer]

troppo ;-)

[PeriodinstrumentfaN]

Ah yes... i'm right ... this is one of Vivaldi's concerto for Viola d'Amore ... :> Lovely sound  Sir !!!! :>