> <I know that there is at least one book about ornaments for Messiah arias, and > I'm sure that there must be others.> > > If you could give me any more information about these references, I'd > really appreciate it. I've raided the university libraries and come up > empty handed so far...
I've used Messiah Ornamented edited by Peter Wishart, published in 1974 by Stainer and Bell, London with great success. After an introductory essay on ornamentation, the vocal lines for the arias and recits are given with the ornamented version on the bottom. Another good source for ideas on ornamentation are the treatises on playing instruments. Quantz wrote one for the flute that has lots of good ideas. Happy hunting, Cheers, Craig, Burnaby BC
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