Viola Organista is one of the most complex instruments that Leonardo Da Vinci invented. The main purpose of the viola organista was to combine a violin and an organ to extend the retention of a sound of a particular note. This piano was recreated by Slawomir Zubrzycki, who is a pianist, from Krakow, Poland. The instrument took 4 years to recreate and was mainly derived from the Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawings from his notebook and Michael Praetorius’s description of the instrument when it was first created. It is now played in various recitals throughout Europe by Slawomir Zubrzycki.

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“Viola organista.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Mar. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_organista.

“Reconstruction.” Viola Organista, www.violaorganista.com/en/about/reconstruction/.

Isaacson, Walter. Leonardo Da Vinci. Simon And Schuster,2017

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