Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) . at of Corellis XII ConcertiGross., published in 17,2, could be quite easily played ona Gasparo or Amati, and in a performance the balance ofsound would be incomparably better preserved by the toneof the larger viola. Even later, in the time of Handel tthe compass of viola parts seldom, if ever, necessitated theshifting of the hand above the first position ; thereforeno difficulty was presented by the use of a large violaI IS astonishing, ,00. to observe how small is the quantityof chamber music, which included a part for the violawrmen from .

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Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) . at of Corellis XII ConcertiGross., published in 17,2, could be quite easily played ona Gasparo or Amati, and in a performance the balance ofsound would be incomparably better preserved by the toneof the larger viola. Even later, in the time of Handel tthe compass of viola parts seldom, if ever, necessitated theshifting of the hand above the first position ; thereforeno difficulty was presented by the use of a large violaI IS astonishing, ,00. to observe how small is the quantityof chamber music, which included a part for the violawrmen from .683, the date of Corellis eariiest composition( XII nos for Two Violins and Bass), until nearly acentury later when Boccherini and Haydn t were ensurfngpermanency for the string quartet ^^^^ ^>- for Two Violins combfn T- T ^?^^ ^PP™- that this ombination became the favourite one, and later composers of all degrees of merit adopted it, to the exclusion of nearly * See Chapter IX., p. 229 use?:; Hardel:nTnor ° ^ T^^^^ P^= °^ ^^ ^--h. The Inlaid Viola made by Stradivari, dated 1696. 99 THE VIOLA IN CHAMBER MUSIC lOl

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