Boulder-based violist Matthew Dane fell in love a few years ago with the sound of the viola d’amore. The instrument was popular in the Baroque era. Dane version has 14 strings -- seven "playing" ...
Some valuable things are chucked out on the road of progress. Although they faded from general use in the Baroque, the once-popular viola da gamba and always-obscure viola d'amore make sounds that ...