The viola d'amore shares many features of the viol family. It looks like a thinner treble viol without frets and sometimes with sympathetic strings added. … See more

The instrument was especially popular in the late 17th century, although a specialised viola d'amore player would have been highly … See more

Scordatura notation was first used in the late seventeenth century as a way to quickly read music for violin with altered tunings. It was a … See more

• The Modern Viole d'Amour Player, Systematically Arranged Material for the Studie of the Viole d'Amour for the Violin Player by Walter Voigtlander (written before 1914). This is … See more

As on the treble viol, the register above the octave (d) on the top string would seldom be used except in contemporary music. The viola d'amore was normally tuned specifically … See more

Baroque period
• Heinrich Biber (1644–1704)
Partita VII for two viole d'amore and basso continuo, from … See more

• Attilio Ariosti (1666–1729)
• Louis-Toussaint Milandre (18th century)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) See more