The viola organista is one of many Leonardo da Vinci creations that never left the design phase, but 500 years after it was dreamed up someone has finally built the quirky instrument. Described as a cross between a piano and a cello, the instrument took concert pianist Slawomir Zubrzycki three years and approximately 5,000 hours of work to complete.
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Viola Organista, Designed by da Vinci, Built And Played For The First Time
Published December 18, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: classic music, classical music, concert pianist, Krakow Academy of Music, Leonardo da Vinci, lost invention, musical instrument, piano, Poland, Slawomir Zubrzycki, video, viola organista