Tedd A Jander wrote:

>...but exactly how does the word "antiphonal" pertain to the sacred
>choral music of the Renaissance and its affect acoustically.

I heard that some Monteverdi pieces, perhaps the Vespers? were performed
in a church/cathedral setting where they would be forced to disperse the
performers around the galleries and things, so you would have a very
distinct antiphonal and spatial effect when the different groups were
employed.  A performance to put Dolby Surround Sound to shame!

It is a surprise that this kind of thing has not been done more often.
It would be a nightmare to keep everything together but what if you put
all the performers in Brandenburg No. 3 in a loose circle around the
audience.  I expect that would be very insightful.

David Stewart
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