This is a bit of an introduction to the 18th Century. The cello had gained its foothold and indeed became the preferred instrument to the viola da gamba. Bucket loads of music was being written all throughout the 1700's. This episode takes the "intro" of the 18th century section and uses it to paint the stage for what things more or less looked like in that era. 

Enjoy some music from James Hook (intro music to the episode), G. Cervetto, A. Vivaldi, B. Marcello, and G. Sammartini.