GREEN MAN PRESS - EARLY MUSIC
We publish practical performing editions of vocal music of the baroque period.
Now with over 100 titles in our catalogue, we offer a balanced collection of pieces for all voices, and from composers both well known and little known.
Most titles are prepared from a single source, but some of our titles are critical editions. For all the editions, we aim to present as much of the original as possible, consistent with being easy to read by today's performer. It is our policy to provide for each title all the material needed for a performance.
In Series A , Cantatas, Arias, Motets each copy includes:
In this way, those keyboard players who are not confident about reading from figures can use the score with the keyboard continuo. Alternatively, there is a score for those who prefer to work from figures only. The keyboard continuo is kept simple, and does not attempt to convey what a good continuo player may do in performance.
Each title in Series A has a foreword giving the background to the music, the editorial process, and the full text with translation.
In Series B, Vocal Concerti, our objective is to make available works for concerted voices at as low a cost as possible. These editions consist of a score with figured bass only, without translations, but with a note explaining the editorial process.
The music of both these series is computer-set, using Sibelius 3 software.
A new Series C, provides arrangements and transcriptions of selected works. The first titles in this series are available through a collaboration with Classical Vocal Reprints of USA, and are edited by James Ode.
This page was up-dated on 28/2/08
