Green Man Press

Green Man Press

Green Man Press started publishing in the autumn of 1999 with the objective of making available to a wide musical public some of the vocal music of the baroque period, which deserves to be better known, and more often performed both by amateurs and professionals. We have now published over 80 titles, comprising over 144 works, and are adding to these constantly.

Most Green Man Press titles are produced from a single source, but increasingly we also offer some critical editions. All our editions aim to be practical editions for use by performers. We commit to
being faithful to the original musical source
providing performers with a clear reading of the work
making clear what the editor has or has not done
Three Series of works are published:
Series A: Cantatas, Arias & Motets. Each piece consists of all the music needed for a performance:
• a score with keyboard continuo
• one or more scores with unrealised continuo
• a part for each obbligato & continuo instrument
and each is provided with the text and a literal translation, and a foreword. The score with a keyboard continuo is provided for those who do not easily read from figured bass.
Series B: Vocal Concerti. These are works for concerted voices and continuo, produced at as low a cost as possible. Each title comprises a set of scores, one for each voice and one for the continuo. Most of these scores have an unrealised basso continuo, and are not provided with translations.
Series C: Arrangements and transcriptions. These pieces for voice and an obbligato instrument are arranged with a keyboard accompaniment as recital pieces. Each score carries indications of the original instrumentation, an introduction, and a translation of the text.