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Tone Quality Compared to the Vidoudez, the Iida viola has a brighter tone quality and a more focused sound. The focused sound may be attributed to an unusually large bass bar that makes contact with the sound post. This increased pressure on the sound post could be the cause of a relatively nasal C-string sound and an edgy surface layer in the lower register. The response from the strings is very live and quick. The viola is loud under the ear but plays with an overall softer room projection. Texturally, the viola exhibits a prominent, close-range presence, as if one were listening to an old vinyl record. Its responsive quality would do well with the second movement of the Walton concerto and any orchestral excerpts that employ the spiccato or sautillé bow strokes. Concluding Comments Today, the instruments are displayed as part of PIVA’s exhibit. The Vidoudez is strung with Obligato strings, while the Iida uses Dominants. Visitors are welcome to look at them and other materials in the collection. The violas are not loaned out for recitals or public performances; however, they are routinely taken out of the case and played, simply to “keep them alive.” 4 Dr. Claudine Bigelow, Professor of Viola at Brigham Young University, assigns one of her students to take them out and to play them within the confines of the Primrose Room. Embedded in each of these beautifully crafted instruments is a great physicality and unique tone, as well as a remarkable history. Bryan Lew recently completed his Bachelor of Music Degree at Brigham Young University in viola performance under the tutelage of Professor Claudine Bigelow. For the past three years, Bryan has worked as a library assistant at the Primrose International Viola Archive. Notes 1 William Primrose to Maurice Riley, October 20, 1978. William Primrose Papers, MSS 7891, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Music Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. 2 William Primrose to Yehudi Menuhin, November 24, 1975, and February 17, 1977. William Primrose Papers, MSS 7891, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Music Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. 3 William Primrose to Maurice Riley, October 20, 1978. William Primrose Papers, MSS 7891, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Music Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. 4 David Dalton, interview with author, December 2012. VOLUME 29 SUMMER 2013 ONLINE ISSUE 48
Bibliography Bigelow, Claudine. “No Time for Snobbery.” Strad 115, no. 1372 (2004): 792–94, 797. ———. Interview with author. December 2012. Dalton, David. Interview with author. December 2012. Douglas Mounger to William Primrose, December 5, 1976; January 17, 1977; April 19, 1977; and October 5, 1977. William Primrose Papers, MSS 7891, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Music Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. William Primrose to Douglas Mounger, December 24, 1976. William Primrose Papers, MSS 7891, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Music Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. William Primrose to John and Muriel Bingham, November 25, 1975. William Primrose Papers, MSS 7891, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Music Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. William Primrose to Maurice Riley, October 20, 1978. William Primrose Papers, MSS 7891, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Music Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. William Primrose to Yehudi Menuhin, November 24, 1975, and February 17, 1977. William Primrose Papers, MSS 7891, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Music Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Riley, Maurice W. The History of the Viola. 2 vols. Ann Arbor: Braun-Brumfield, 1980–91. Shaver-Gleason, Linda. “Ritter’s Viola Alta: The Viola’s Nineteenth Century Identity Crisis.” Journal of the American Viola Society 21, no. 2 (2005): 19–26. VOLUME 29 SUMMER 2013 ONLINE ISSUE 49
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