Hey there! I saw a edit you made on wikipedia about the Colascione and I noticed that an image from an archive you took mentions that the instrument on the right of the image is the Colascione. But it doesn't mention anything about the instrument on the left which seems like a small round-back 4-string instrument with about 6 frets. Any thoughts of what this could be? Also can you help me find any repertoire other than the 6 sonatas for the Colascionino with accompaniment by the Colascione since I have failed to find anything more. Also were the Colla brothers the inventors of the instruments? And I also think that it would be an awesome thing if you gave it a go with a medieval tromba marina or a renaissance-baroque variant in contratenor (d)
I'm not sure what that is. My best guess is some sort of mandore or Brescian mandolin, depending on the date. I'm afraid I don't know any colascione repertoire. My understanding is that it was mainly used for unaccompaniment so much of it may well have been somewhat improvised. I think it began as a south Italian folk instrument, thus not invented by the Colla brothers.
@@thanosleontaris8248 That' strange, I never removed this video. The colascione is an Italian instrument but it does have some similarity with and possible distant relation to instruments such as the dotar, tanbur and Turkish saz/baglama.
