The book, 'A New History of the Double Bass' by Paul Brun is a wonderfully insightful and educational reference book. It helps take out some of the mysteries. What Is a Violone? New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1980. A History of the Double Bass. Paris, 1989 Brun, Paul. A New History of the Double Bass. Paris, 2000 Burnett, Henry. Bowed String Instruments of the Continuo-Italy & France: The Basso Continuo.
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