Viola da Gamba Tutorial No. 15: French Ornaments Pt. III - The Battement

Find out more at Donate here =► Welcome to gamba tutorial no. 15. This is the third in my sub-series of videos focusing on the basics of French Baroque ornamentation. In this second part, I look at the battement or mordent. It's a fairly straightforward ornament, though there are some performance considerations to be taken into account depending on the rhythmic context. If you'd like to commission a video, you can do so if you subscribe to my Patreon account. Subscribing grants you access to my exclusive 'music-minus-one' collection - a series of videos and audio files of consort music with missing parts. This allows you to play along with a consort or baroque ensemble while filling in a missing part. All pieces are available at 415Hz and 440Hz and membership lets you commission either one tutorial video or one music-minus-one video per month. Get more information and sign up here: