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Wolfgang Printz on the Behaviour of Choirs (1678)
‘The Praefectus (director of the choir) should also take special care that none of the singers shout excessively. Not only does it sound...
Tim Braithwaite
Anton Schindler’s Surprise at a Performance of a Bach Motet at Leipzig’s Thomasschule (1843)
‘At 5 o'clock I attended a rehearsal at the Thomas School. The cantor Hauptmann had the grand double-choir motet (by Bach) Singet dem...
Tim Braithwaite
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