On 15 Jan 2007 at 17:54, John Howell wrote: > At 2:56 PM -0500 1/15/07, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > >Germany's free cities had municipal musicians on their payroll, but > >Zaslaw points to very very meager personnel lists*, these were hardly > >"orchestras." > > Ah, but those could be supplemented by students from the > universities. Bach said that's where he got his flute players.
Don't forget also that trumpets and drums (and later clarinets, at least in Salzburg) were often not on the list of paid players, as they were brought in from court-associated military establishment as needed. Likewise, it was often the case that choristers doubled on instruments, and those were often provided from educational institutions as well. So, easily 1/3 or more of the musicians available for massed instrumental performance might not be listed as being paid to play in the "orchestra." -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
