A melody line is handy, especially for recitative but I'd rather not deal with a full score. Too many page turns.
A related question: what did continuo players use back in the day, i.e., when did we start publishing part music as a score? That's a common practice in modern editions, but most of the 16th and early 17th century music that I've played in various wind bands was originally published as individual parts, often in separate books (Gesualdo being a notable exception). Most of the Baroque music I've played (mainly opera and orchestral continuo) was in (relatively) modern editions, so I'm not sure about the originals. At least some Baroque music that I'm familiar with (Castello, for example), was published as part music; continuo is just another part book. Guy -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of howard posner Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 9:17 AM To: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Re: Continuo: Score vs Part; also Page-Turners It’s always nice to have the score, or the melodic line, in the continuo part. I’ve done a lot of cutting and pasting to avoid inconvenient page turns. > On Mar 15, 2017, at 6:25 AM, Edward Chrysogonus Yong <edward.y...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Dear Lutenetters who play basso continuo, > Is there a preference either way for playing from bass part or full > score, assuming both have the same figures? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
