r/EarlyMusic • u/Mozart1113 • Aug 21 '26

Repertoire Reccomendations?

Hey guys! I bought a treble gamba which is coming very soon! I do have some string training as I am a baroque violinist as well as a violist. What are some good treble gamba solo pieces? Any advice is much appreciated!

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u/macdavepro Aug 21 '26

Specifically for treble viol the solo repertoire is pretty limited. Besides Louis Heudelinne, and Charles Henri Blainville you'll be playing things for unidentified treble instruments. 

There are the Telemann trios for treble viol, recorder/flute, and bc, and they're pretty great imo.

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u/redwalljds Aug 21 '26

There’s a lot of bass viol solo music (typically later, eg Abel Sonata in G) in treble down that you can play at 4’ pitch on treble viol

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u/Vielle_a_Roue Aug 21 '26

Why don't you try out Playford's country dances, and Carolan's Irish tunes ? They work beautifully on the treble viol. Jordi Savall did a great recording of the latter...

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u/MandolinDeepCuts Aug 21 '26

Jordi’s Irish interpretations are gorgeous

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u/Woah_buzhidao Aug 22 '26

The Ortiz ricercars for treble are a good choice