EARLY MUSIC PERFORMER JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL EARLY MUSIC ASSOCIATION ISSUE 29 November 2011 I.S.S.N 1477-478X Ruth and Jeremy Burbidge THE PUBLISHERS Ruxbury Publications Scout Bottom Farm Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire HX7 5JS • SANTIAGO DE MURCIA, CIFRAS 2 SELECTAS DE GUITARRA Martyn Hodgson EDITORIAL Andrew Woolley 21 4 MUSIC SUPPLEMENT • FACSIMILES OF SONGS FROM THE / ARTICLES SPINNET: / OR MUSICAL / MISCELLANY • MORROW, MUNROW AND MEDIEVAL (London, 1750) MUSIC: UNDERSTANDING THEIR INFLUENCE AND PRACTICE Edward Breen 24 PUBLICATIONS LIST • DIGITAL ARCHIVES AT THE ROYAL LIBRARY, COPENHAGEN Matthew Hall Peter Hauge COVER: An illustration of p. 44 from the autograph manuscript for J. A. Sheibe’s Passionscantate (1768) (Royal Library, Copenhagen, Gieddes Samling, XI, 11 24). It shows a highly dramatic recitative (‘the curtain is torn and the holy flame penetrates the abominable REPORT darkness’). At first sight the manuscript seems easy to read; however, Scheibe’s notational practice in terms • THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL of accidentals creates problems for the modern CONFERENCE ON HISTORICAL KEYBOARD editor. Scheibe wrote extensively on the function of MUSIC recitative, and especially on the subtle distinction between declamation and recitative. (Peter Hauge) Andrew Woolley 13 REVIEWS • PETER HOLMAN, LIFE AFTER DEATH: THE VIOLA DA GAMBA IN BRITAIN FROM PURCELL TO DOLMETSCH EDITOR: Andrew Woolley
[email protected] Nicholas Temperley EDITORIAL BOARD: Peter Holman (Chairman), • GIOVANNI STEFANO CARBONELLI: Clifford Bartlett, Clive Brown, Nancy Hadden, Ian XII SONATE DA CAMARA, VOLS. 1 & 2, ED. Harwood, Christopher Hogwood, David Lasocki, Richard MICHAEL TALBOT Maunder, Christopher Page, Andrew Parrott, Richard Rastall, Michael Talbot, Bryan White Peter Holman ASSISTANT EDITORS: Clive Brown, Richard Rastall EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Matthew Hall 1 Editorial I am a regular visitor, as I’m sure many readers are, to the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) or the Petrucci Music Library (http://imslp.org.uk).