I have the Harmonia Mundi CD entitled "Ouverture" featuring a lot of music from the Hamburg opera during the Baroque. I love the recording and the use of a lot of percussion instruments adds a level of vitality to the performances.
Which raises a question in my mind, how authentic is improvised percussion to Baroque music? Praetorius lists many percussion instruments; and we know they were used in all types of music of his period. Why would such instruments have been dropped during the Baroque period, especially when so much of the music of that period was based on the dance (where such additions would have been allowed).
Would a tambourine in a Bach Orchestral Suite be that much of a musical faux paux?
Thanks,
Thanks,
Kim Patrick Clow
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