On Jan 16, 2007, at 2:33 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
BTW, in the case of Corelli the orchestra was actually huge by their standards.
Spitzer and Zaslaw give the forces used by Corelli on a number of specific occasions. Among these are several where truly mind-boggling numbers of instrumentalists (almost all strings) were assembled: 70 on one occasion, 79 on another, fully 100 on a third!
These numbers are from contemporary reports, payment records and so on, and are supported by engravings showing the composer leading huge numbers of players, often outdoors.
S. and Z. suggest that the concertino/ripieno distinction was introduced to replace the contrast formerly offered by cori spezzati.
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