Pardessus de viole

Pardessus de viole (Fr.), Fr. 5-stringed soprano *viola da gamba, tuned g0 c1 e1 a1 d2 according to Jean Rousseau (1687). It was still played in La-borde's day (1780), and, according to him, it was held upright on the player's knees. See also: quinton (124). Laborde, Jean Benjamin de. Essai sur la musique ancienne et moderne. Paris, 1780.