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Dieterich Buxtehude. VII. suonate a doi, violino & violadagamba, con cembalo, opera prima. Edited by Eva Linfield. (Critical Facsimiles, 2.) New York: The Broude Trust, c1999, 1994. [Series description, 1 p.; introd., p. 3-9; crit. apparatus, p. 11-15; and 3 parts in facsim. (violino, [32] p.; viola da gamba, [24] p.; cembalo, [20] p.). $40.]
Dieterich Buxtehude. VII. suonate a due, violino et violadagamba con cembalo, opera secunda. Edited by Eva Linfield. (Critical Facsimiles, 3.) New York: The Broude Trust, c2003, 1994. [Series description, 1 p.; introd., p. 3-9; crit. apparatus, p. 11-19; appendix (title page of U.S. cembalo partbook); and 3 parts in facsim. (violino, 36 p.; viola da gamba, 32 p.; cembalo, 28 p. $40.]
Marin Marais. Pieces en trio pour les flutes, violon, & dessus de viole. Edited by John Hsu. (Critical Facsimiles, 4.) New York: The Broude Trust, c2003, 2001. [Series description, 1 p.; introd., p. 3-8; crit. apparatus, p. 9-14; and 3 parts in facsim. ([1.sup.er] dessus, 114 p.; [2.sup.me] dessus, 114 p.; basse-continue. 114 p. $50.]
Vincent Lubeck. Clavier Uebung bestehend im Praeludio, Fuga, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande und Gigue. Edited by C. David Harris. (Critical Facsimiles, 5.) New York: The Broude Trust, c2000. [Series description, 1 p.; introd., p. iii; facsim., 11 p.; crit. apparatus, 3 p. $17.50.]
Ottaviano Petrucci. Harmonice Musices Odhecaton A. Edited by Stanley Boorman and Ellen S. Beebe; introduction by Stanley Boorman. (Critical Facsimiles, 7.) New York: The Broude Trust, c2001. [Series description, 1 p.; contents, p. v; introd., p. ix-xvii; facsim., 207 p.; crit. apparatus, p. 209-28; appendix, p. [229-34]. $45.]
Francesco Guerini. Six Solos for a Violoncello with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord, Opera IX. Edited by Sarah Freiberg. (Critical Facsimiles, 8.) New York: The Broude Trust, c2001. [Series description, 1 p.; introd., 1 p.; facsim., 35 p.; crit. apparatus, 5 p. $17.50.]
Francesco Guerini. Six Sonatas for Violoncello and Keyboard. Opp. 9. Edited by Sarah Freiberg; figured bass realized by Byron Schenkman. (Classical Series, 6.) Albany, CA: PRB Productions, c2000. [Facsim. reprod. of title page, 1 p.; pref., p. i-ii; score, 49 p.; and 2 parts (cello, basso continuo). PRB CL006; ISBN 1-56571-181-5. $27.]
Just what are facsimiles for? Ask any ten musicians and you will probably get at least ten answers, ranging from such comments as "they help us get closer to the composer" (a credible-sounding if rather nebulous justification proffered by the classically trained musicologist) to the more aesthetically based argument that facsimiles help us better appreciate...
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