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Purcell

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Author : Jonathan Keates
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 1996

Purcell written by Jonathan Keates and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) is the greatest of all English composers and a pivotal figure in European musical history. In this rich and colorful biography, Jonathan Keates deftly traces Purcell's life and artistry against the backdrop of the turbulent political, religious, theatrical, and social movements of his time. Purcell's musical genius both embraced and transcended the variable moods and tensions of Restoration England, and gave the period and the culture an unforgettable voice. With great skill and historical understanding, Keates follows Purcell through his extraordinarily prolific career, from chorister at the Chapel Royal, to composer for the theater and the court, to writer of sacred music, chamber music, and the triumphant Dido and Aeneas, the first British opera. Keates considers Purcell's musical studies with Pelham Humfrey and John Blow as well as his adaptation of Matthew Locke's innovative and colorful style. He provides a superb critical appreciation of Purcell's music in all its forms. Keates also discusses the musical history of the period, including the influence of French and Italian composers, whose music blended with and modified native traditions.

Henry Purcell

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Author : Margaret Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Release Date : 1993

Henry Purcell written by Margaret Campbell and has been published by Random House (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Henry Purcell's prolific output encompassed works for court, church and theatre. Within his short life-span (1659-95), he impressed his stamp on the music of the whole country; both as an organist at Westminster Abbey and as official composer to four monarchs. In the theatre, he collaborated with the greatest writers and poets of his age, including Dryden. Margaret Campbell tells the story of Purcell, painting a vibrant picture of the political, artistic and social world in which he lived, from his childhood in the Restoration and experiences of the Great Plague and the Great Fire to the complex politics of the later 17th century. New insights into Purcell's work are offered, including a controversial interpretation of the date of the opera "Dido and Aeneas".

Henry Purcell

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Author : Martin Adams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-03-09

Henry Purcell written by Martin Adams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-09 with Music categories.

Using a mix of broad stylistic observation and detailed analysis, Adams distinguishes between late-seventeenth-century English style in general and Purcell's style in particular, and chronicles the changes in the composer's approach to the main genres in which he worked, especially the newly emerging ode and English opera. As a result, Adams reveals that although Purcell went through a marked stylistic development, encompassing an unusually wide range of surface changes, special elements of his style remained constant.

Henry Purcell S Dido And Aeneas

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Author : Ellen T. Harris
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018

Henry Purcell S Dido And Aeneas written by Ellen T. Harris and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.

Purcell's Dido and Aeneas stands as the greatest operatic achievement of seventeenth-century England, and yet, despite its global renown, it remains cloaked in mystery. The date and place of its first performance cannot be fixed with precision, and the absolute accuracy of the surviving scores, which date from almost 100 years after the work was written, cannot be assumed. In this thirtieth-anniversary new edition of her book, Ellen Harris closely examines the many theories that have been proposed for the opera's origin and chronology, considering the opera both as political allegory and as a positive exemplar for young women. Her study explores the work's historical position in the Restoration theater, revealing its roots in seventeenth-century English theatrical and musical traditions, and carefully evaluates the surviving sources for the various readings they offer-of line designations in the text (who sings what), the vocal ranges of the soloists, the use of dance and chorus, and overall layout. It goes on to provide substantive analysis of Purcell's musical declamation and use of ground bass. In tracing the performance history of Dido and Aeneas, Harris presents an in-depth examination of the adaptations made by the Academy of Ancient Music at the end of the eighteenth century based on the surviving manuscripts. She then follows the growing interest in the creation of an "authentic" version in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through published editions and performance reviews, and considers the opera as an important factor in the so-called English Musical Renaissance. To a significant degree, the continuing fascination with Purcell's Dido and Aeneas rests on its apparent mutability, and Harris shows this has been inherent in the opera effectively from its origin.

The Works Of Henry Purcell Three Odes For St Cecilia S Day

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Author : Henry Purcell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899

The Works Of Henry Purcell Three Odes For St Cecilia S Day written by Henry Purcell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Instrumental music categories.

Henry Purcell 1659 1695

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Author : Imogen Holst
language : en
Publisher: London, Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1959

Henry Purcell 1659 1695 written by Imogen Holst and has been published by London, Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with categories.

Purcell

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Author : Gertrude Azulay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931

Purcell written by Gertrude Azulay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with Composers categories.

Purcell

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Author : John F. Runciman
language : en
Publisher: London : G. Bell & Sons
Release Date : 1909

Purcell written by John F. Runciman and has been published by London : G. Bell & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1909 with Composers categories.

Purcell

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Author : William Hayman Cummings
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-04-25

Purcell written by William Hayman Cummings and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-25 with Fiction categories.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Purcell

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Author : Arthur Hutchings
language : en
Publisher: London : British Broadcasting Corporation
Release Date : 1982

Purcell written by Arthur Hutchings and has been published by London : British Broadcasting Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Music categories.