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Thanks very much for posting these. Really interesting reading.

On reading the Te Deum article, it reminded me about something I had been meaning to post on this forum for a while; the...

This is great, I hadn't looked at it yet. The only query I had was I wondered why the Kyrie wind line has been assigned to the flutes? The instrument labels on the staves are missing for the Kyrie,...

Thanks for that. I dont know that mass particularly well so I will go and have a good listen. :)

And you're right I had confused the page number with the bar number. It's definitely bar 139.

That was fast. Ive just noticed one tiny mistake in the Gloria (by chance I might add only because it looked odd). Bar 45, second violin beat 3 - the 'a' semiquaver should be an 'e'. Actually that...

Assuming I am looking at the bit you mean, you are talking about 8 bars of the Buffardin concerto ritornello theme being very similar to bars 7-10 of the Kyrie opening?

You're right they are very...

Fantastic. Thank you for sharing. That looks like a very thorough and neat edition you are making. Looks really good.

Great, I'll have a look through.

When upper strings are asked to double the bass, they actually play the notes an octave higher (as in bars 78-81). It's really just short hand, but is also...

Congratulations on this, I look forward to seeing it :)

Im not aware of any copyright issue. The work doesn't have to have a performing date to be in the public domain. Old art works in manuscript...

You might as well just use the manuscripts, they aren't too bad to read though I suppose that depends on what your research is exactly. I think at least number 21 is available to purchase somewhere...

Yes, it now looks exactly as the manuscript. Such an odd ending now seeing it complete, the orchestra and choir moving through the suspensions at different times very slowly (adagio) and then coming...

Thought I'd chime in as this is interesting. I'd agree with Elwro actually. It's an awkward passage and looks odd on the manuscript. But I don't personally see how changing the oboe 3rd beat to 'G'...

Thought I'd bring this to everyone's attention especially as there is no mention of Zelenka on the promotional material.

Last year, I worked on some of Il Diamante and Il Serpente di Bronzo for a...

I still haven't yet got this recording but it sounds interesting. Honestly, Zelenka seems to me the most detailed composer of the time its almost shocking. Il Diamante in particular is covered in...

Well done on this, the typesetting is great.

Regarding bar 13/14, I agree with Elwro. Bar 13 just looks like a 'typo'. Zelenka has corrected it in pencil. Bar 14 is odd, but I would assume that...

Not that I wish to dampen any enthusiasm for this work, but unfortunately I don't believe Zelenka was quite as adventurous as that Youtube recording would have us believe. I think it is bar 2 of the...

I wish I had been there. I think Bury Court would have been a much better acoustic for this music.

And thanks for reminding me about the contrabass player. I had forgotten, but I had the same...

That price is completely shocking! It effectively keeps this music under lock and key, rarely to be performed. Most groups just would not contemplate hiring at those prices. However, the publisher...

A disappointing read. However, (to give an opposing view) I have found that for some people the problem with Zelenka (and their perception) is that his music features a lot of high baroque excesses...

Yes, I noticed that bit about Bach in the review too. I think part of the problem is that it is naturally assumed that only one person could have a post of 'Church composer' when actually it isn't...

I attended this one, well actually I attended both concerts. There were some last minute changes for the Bury Court one this week, including the cut of the Il Diamante sinfonia and one of the Il...

I am unable to go, so hopefully someone might report back.

Very interesting article. It's something I've always experienced but much more so when I was younger. I've found, personally that in an age of recorded media having repeatedly played to death music...

The IMSLP uploads recently have been fantastic. In particularly, the upload of the Serenata Il Diamante is being utilized for upcoming performances. Typeset score and parts will probably be uploaded...

By extraordinary coincidence, another London group is performing the Sinfonia from Il Diamante as well in October.

The concert is Sunday 4th October at St' Peter's Church, Belsize Park.

Baroque...

Hello everyone, I thought I'd post an upcoming concert at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair that does include this popular work.

Baroque Music for Advent with the Choir of the Grosvenor Chapel
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