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:
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
- Ornamentation: what to expect and what to ask for
- Tempo and tempo relationships
- Instrumental canzonas or sonatas: an extra authentic touch