Certainly is! Welcome aboard

Hi Allen. You’ll have dealt with more sources of this type than virtually anyone. Do you reckon Raverii has more/fewer errors than other prints of the period?

You’re right, the vast majority of historical sources do show side embouchures, often extremely so. It works very well due to the small mouthpiece but you can make a successful embouchure pretty much anywhere, in the centre, on either side.

Thanks Edward. We’re doing our own improvised diminutions.

Hi Mark. Surviving cornetts curve either way. If you imagine the traditional decani/cantores setup in church, having one left curving and one right curving means both play into the body of the building

Seeing as you ask… 👍
Here are Canzonas 23 and 18 from Raverii. Both by that criminally underperformed musical titan of the late 16thC: Claudio Merulo

Bring it on

Magnificent piece. Sounding excellent

Small world. We’re looking forward to joining you in April for some Gabrieli and Lassus with Drew. @ecse1610.bsky.social

Nice to see you here 👍

Now this would be a concert worth seeing

Absolutely. Tis of it’s time but I’m pretty sure it found an audience when it came out.

Is it trying to make it cool? Not sure that’s quite what’s going on.