Talk:Viola bastarda

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[edit] Viola bastarda as an instrument

I'm confused by the image of a viola bastarda. This article, as well as the Grove article, make it pretty clear that Viola bastarda is a style, not an instrument, with the one allowance that "Rognoni describes the standard size of a viola bastarda as between that of a tenor and bass viol, indicating a change in understanding of the term." What do you think? MarkBuckles 08:48, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

If you read the full Grove article, and the entirety of this article, it will hopefully make it clear that although bastarda is primarily a style, there were also instruments created which were meant to maximize the player's ability to play in this style, in this case the viola bastarda. The same is true of the lyra viol and division viol. I don't think it's at all inappropriate to give an illustration of what the instrument looked like, when it was an instrument rather than a style. Mak (talk) 16:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)