On 16 Jan 2007 at 13:43, Phil Daley wrote: > > Payroll records weren't the only way to figure out how many > > musicians performed at concerts, the number of parts tells us how > > many played as well. (Of course as Joshua Rifkin's research as > > proved, not everyone agrees. > > So if there was one 1st clarinet part, there was only one 1st clarinet > player? > > 2 clarinet players couldn't share music on one stand? > > I know nothing about early music performances, but this sounds absurd, > to me.
Um, Phil, you're coming in on a heated discussion that has been going on for a couple of decades now. If you want to not sound like an idiot, I suggest you find something written by Joshua Rifkin, either his original article on the subject from the mid-80s, or the notes to his recording of the B Minor Mass. -- 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
