Dear Dave:
Jeffrey Snider wrote in answer to your question of should one
ornament the da capo of a Bach aria:
>Unfortunately, there isn't a lot out there in terms of "rules" etc.
>Even the "experts" can only take the handful of writings on the topic
>and the few examples of contemporary ornamentation that survives n
>notation and "extrapolate" some trends.
There is more you can explore. J. S. Bach included a multitude of
theological concepts and references into his music. This is often
ignored in the secular performances of his works but it is possible
to discover what he attempted to include with some research within
Lutheran church sources. Helmut Rilling, of the Oregon Bach Festival
is a good resource of this kind of information.
--
Lloyd W. Hanson
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