This post is for Andrea Nicole, as well as any and all of you out there who want to harvest articles on the viol family. Well, some background information to make your search slightly easier:

Some notable members of the viol family:
- Viola da gamba
- Viola d'amore
- Violone
- Arpeggione (has the tuning of a guitar)

Famous works for viols: (these are usually played today on cello or viola)

J.S. Bach, 3 Sonatas for Viola da Gamba
- no. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
- no. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
- no. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029

Franz Schubert, Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D.821

Known resources on the viol:

Go to Esplanade library. There's a nice book on how to play the viol. I didn't look through it, so it's probably still there. Can't remember the title.

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