Abstract:
The purpose of this research project was to create an original performance edition to
promote the learning of Baroque ornamentation. I used the flute part of the third movement of
Michel Blavet’s Sonata in G Major Op. 2, No. 1(1732) for transverse flute and continuo.
Ornamentation and articulation markings were the main focus of my edition. I developed these
by examining Baroque performance practice, focusing on the criteria of the French Baroque
style. The criteria are based upon the harmonic structure of the piece and how to execute the
ornaments. I developed my own choices for ornamentation in my edition based on the standard
techniques and rules as indicated by Blavet’s contemporaries, in particular Johann Joachim
Quantz and Jacques Hotteterre. I also compared and evaluated existing editions of the piece,
borrowing available ornamentation options.