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Performance issues - work in progress!

This is (or will become) a guide to some of the trickier aspects of putting on a performance of the Vespers. Please feel free to contact us for more information or for specific questions not covered here!

These are some of the topics that will be covered:

  • Pitch (440 or 466)

  • Transposition options for Magnificat and Lauda Jerusalem

  • Instrumental forces: string band, cornetts and sackbuts, and continuo

  • Instrumental doubling: what is realistic and effective

  • Ornamentation: what to expect and what to ask for
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  • Tempo and tempo relationships


  • Instrumental canzonas or sonatas: an extra authentic touch






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