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One of the most delightful yet frustrating things about music of this period is that the players in the continuo (which could include any combination of harpsichord, bowed bass, lute, theorbo, harp, baroque guitar, organ…) were expected, like today's jazz and pop players, to know the rules of harmony and to be able to improvise from just the bass line. Sometimes the bass lines were figured, sometimes not. Strozzi's originals are very lightly figured. There are many possible readings, combinations of instruments, and interpretations, and we encourage you to experiment and work together with other musicians who study historic performance if you are new to singing and playing with basso continuo.

For more information on the features of our scores and the decisions behind them, please check out our Editorial Notes.

All of our printed scores come in standard LTR size, with the exception of Oleum effusum est & Psalm 21/22, Opus 5.13-add, which can be printed in standard A4 size for international customers.

We've taken great care in considering the use of our scores in performance, including spacing and page turn considerations as well as the available binding. Our larger volumes are bound in high-quality glued library binding. Individual pieces are staple-bound to ensure they lay flat on a music stand. The Complete Opus 1 is the exception, being a much thicker score than the others, and it is therefore also offered in spiral binding at no additional cost.

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