Andrew Stiller wrote: " Why, you might ask, did composers not continue to write
brilliant clarino parts? The answer is that to the Classical taste,
such displays would have seemed vulgar and out-of-balance in an age
when balance and moderation were highly prized."
brilliant clarino parts? The answer is that to the Classical taste,
such displays would have seemed vulgar and out-of-balance in an age
when balance and moderation were highly prized."
Actually I thought it had more to do with the demise of the trumpet guilds in Germany and Austria and the slow decline of
the noblity to fund orchestras due to the inflation of the late 18th century.
I mentioned the Harmonia Mundi CD "Ouverture: Music from the Hamburg Opera" where several composers are featured with percussion. I'm doubtful
that any of the source manuscripts had any percussion parts. Most of the composers on that disc are pretty obscure by today's standards
(well excepting Handel); and I'm pretty sure the untuned percussion used on this CD was not notated on the original manuscripts. But the musicians
are very trained in historial performance techniques and musicology. Again, the liner notes do not mention anything about the inclusion of the untuned
percussion, but I'd love to know their logic for including them.
Thanks,
Kim Patrick Clow
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