no strings attached
It was small and lightweight. Compact. You could fit it into a small
box and carry it anywhere with you. Modern design, one of the newest
developments…a violin…
Albert of Venice and five of his string-playing colleagues crossed the channel in 1540. They couldn’t afford passage themselves, but it was worth ₤66. to Henry VIII to bring them to England. And they took their violins with them…
With the Italians and their violins came a wealth of music and a taste for dancing – a love of playing, improvising, and arranging which was to shape musical taste and development in the 17th century.
Albert of Venice and five of his string-playing colleagues crossed the channel in 1540. They couldn’t afford passage themselves, but it was worth ₤66. to Henry VIII to bring them to England. And they took their violins with them…
With the Italians and their violins came a wealth of music and a taste for dancing – a love of playing, improvising, and arranging which was to shape musical taste and development in the 17th century.
