St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (Vocal Score) Sheet music – 1 Jan. 1990

Nothing to dislike. It was described as being in very good condition. From the outside it looked as though it had never been used at all. Inside there are a very few pencil marks and little evidence that the score had been fully used to rehearse for a performance. I suppose it’s not possible to say it’s in excellent condition with any marks at all but I’m certainly not complaining! I certainly can’t promise it’ll be in the same condition when I hsve used it next term.

Good book dimensions. Clear and legible. All vocal parts with piano accompaniment. Text clear aswell. Modern clefs.

Wonderful music - good score

Clean usable score. It came very quickly too.

I haven't made a direct comparison with the alternatives: this was the one our Musical Director said we were using and that was that! But I did find several quirks that made me unhappy.First, the score frequently splits a single bar over a line break, which makes it quite hard when counting rests. And second, some of the print, especially in the chorus parts, is rather small.There is the problem of frequent swapping between separate systems for the two choirs, and combining them into a single system. I had to make a pencil mark at the end of every line to allow me to see instantly whether to go down to the next system or on to the next page.Then there is the problem of a single set of text being shared between tenor and bass lines - and as a bass, I found it all too easy for the eye to start reading the English translation (which is fairly dire, but that's another matter) rather than the German. Would have been better off without the English words there, which aren't helpful to understanding and just clutter the place up. The altos probably had the same issues!

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Good price

Fantastic value for a high quality product.