A Tenor Aria (WIP)

New year, new project: a cantata!

This will be the first (out of four) aria, featuring the timeless classic of solo flute & tenor duo. The structure will likely end up being A-B-B' separated by both complete and incomplete instrumental ritornellos. Note that the score is currently very messy with missing figurings. A few thoughts:

1. What would be a suitable libretto? The second aria will employ Goethe's poem "Wanderer's Nightsong", so anything in that ballpark will be great.
2. I am once again focusing on making the playback sound as good as possible. Are there any good soundfonts for Baroque music (without much vibrato)?
3. How does the playback currently sound? MIDI-like or close to real music? Are there any parts which sound obtrusive or weird?

Any other comments warmly welcomed!

Hi Muchen! Is the audio detuned? Sounds like F# minor to me.

I will skip 1. because I do not think I am knowledgeable enough in that regard to provide you with accurate feedback on that. I will skip commenting the score due to your claims on it.

Regarding point 2 & 3, I think soundfonts are not the best approach when it comes to be as close as reality as possible, at least not in most instruments. That said, the flute sounds good enough (the trills a bit artificial, of course) but you may want to consider switching to some specialized VST or pay someone to record the part. The results will be noticeably better. The flute I use for my bagatelles is VERY similar, though, but it doesn't feature a voice which I suppose that you will record. The combination of real recording + soundfonts may not sound as good as desired.

Kind regards!