Baroque Violin Mute by Alter Instrument_Organ Violin and Basso Continuo

Violin and Basso Continuo

the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Rhetorical ideas from Classical Roman and Greek authors are used alongside texts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Madrigal a voce solo

Mollenhauer 5220 Denner alto f'

Baroque Violin Mute by Alter Instrument_Organ Violin and Basso ContinuoA new sound world emerges when the mute slides on: An Alter mute sounds special, not just quieter. Players rave about them, Emmas favourite testimonial from a British violinist: "So good I'd like to eat it" Alter mutes are used worldwide, in both leading orchestras and period instrument ensembles. The three pronged mutes are requested by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment as standard for use in their string sections. They're based on historical