Alongside Gavin Bryars' numerous vocal laudes, there is a growing number of related instrumental works. Lauda Dolçe II is an arrangement of Tre Laude Dolçe for solo viola, the second publication of its kind, based on Bryars' Lauda (con sordino), originally for cello and piano. Following the same principles as the composer's vocal laude and, as always, striving to maintain the purity and austere simplicity of the original form, Lauda Dolçe II is characterized by long phrases and open structures—a beautiful work accessible to any good violist.