Starting from 1704 Antonio Vivaldi taught not only violin class and also taught the 'viola all’inglese' at the Ospedale della Pietà.

Vivaldi was taught the viol by his father Giovanni Battista Vivaldi (who himself worked at the Ospedale dei mendicanti in Venice, which in fact had a consort of seven viols). It seems to be that the viola da gamba had not disappeared entirely in Italy. This, perhaps was an instrument not from the violin family even though for hundreds of years these parts were performed on the baritone cello by musicians.

Interestingly, in about five or so of his more than 800 works, Vivaldi included some movements for an instrument that Vivaldi calls viola inglese (English viol), viola all inglese or violoncello all'ingelse (which is perhaps the case with this RV 546 work). It was the simple fact that it had been replaced first by the bass violin and then by the cello. The viol, from the mid 17th century had pretty much disappeared in Italy whereas to to north of the Alps was still florishing. The name Vivaldi and the instrument viola da gamba were, until fairly recently, seldom mentioned in the same sentence. Violin, Cello (or Viol), Strings and Continuo Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Concerto con uno violino et uno violoncello obbligato all'inglese.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.

Vivaldi concerto for violin and cello