Introducing the Baroque Bow
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What wood were baroque bows made from? How were they played? How many strands of horse hair are used for a bow? Margaret Faultless introduces us to a few of her favourite baroque bows.
0:00 Praetorius 'Terpsichore'
0:12 Bow from 1591
2:21 Marin Mersenne
2:48 Monteverdi Vespers
3:05 Bow #2
3:59 Francesco Rognoni
4:26 Biber Battalia
4:37 Bow #3
6:11 Corelli Sonata in D Major
6:27 Bow #4
7:04 Robert Bremner
7:41 1 note for 20 seconds
8:24 L'Abbé le Fils
8:42 Handel Sonata No.5 in D Major
9:04 Bow #5
10:10 Bach Christmas Oratorio
10:34 Bow #6
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