At 14 sec. and the rest of the piece, 2 solo violas are playing independent melody lines (counterpoint) along with a solo cello - and later a Cello Ensemble is playing a 4th voice with pizzicato.ChamMusic wrote:Watch the video I posted above it explains it very clearly.mediumaevum wrote:I'm not sure I understand this double-stop.
No! It's simply playing two strings at the same time with one bow! Usually the two strings are STOPPED...you have fingers on them, but the technique is also used on totally open strings...see the video!mediumaevum wrote:Do you mean double bows?
Note: It is actually possible to play 3 notes at once on a violin or viola...TRIPLE STOPPING, but not in soft, slow passages like this one.jancivil wrote:I turned it off around the time it seemed like I was hearing 3 or more *stopped notes
Nearer the fingerboard is where triple stopping can be done by a skilled player, but it requires a lot of bow pressure on the strings and can't be done gently...many composers have written triple stopping into hectic, loud passages - Bach did it a quite a few times:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVga8H4zvyQ
Historical Note: It was actually easier on early versions of the violin as the bridge supporting the strings was slightly straighter / flatter!
I only have 1 solo viola in the very beginning of the piece from 0-14 sec.
Could this be the cause of confusion making it sound like 2 strings on a single viola. It is not what I did here, I have 2 solo violas.
Like in this Phantasy Quintet from Vaughan Williams:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf34-mLQYvs