I recently came across information about the instrumental band that operated in the Abbey until displaced by an organ in 1820. In the Musical Times of 1 October 1909 p.636, there is an article about... more
I think I've seen a reference to the "loud bassoon" possibly in Canon Galpin's book. I'd be interested in any repertoire with known clarinet parts to see from the range of tonalities whether a B flat ... more