Purcell
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ISBN-13:
9781904799443
Veröffentl:
2009
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
11.05.2009
Seiten:
160
Autor:
William Hayman Cummings
Gewicht:
180 g
Format:
203x127x9 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
William Cummings's highly regarded biography of has been revised and reset to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Henry Purcell, one of the greatest English composers of all time. Few other composers can boast the originality or the range which Purcell displayed - from sacred music, to airs, to tavern songs and the first great English opera, Dido and Æneas.
As well as following Purcell's life and career, the book provides appendices on Purcell's family, the organists, choirmasters and copyists of Westminster Abbey, and a list of important dates in the composer's life.
William H. Cummings was Principal of the Guildhall School of Music, London, and a noted music historian.
As well as following Purcell's life and career, the book provides appendices on Purcell's family, the organists, choirmasters and copyists of Westminster Abbey, and a list of important dates in the composer's life.
William H. Cummings was Principal of the Guildhall School of Music, London, and a noted music historian.
Preface vii Purcell 1 Appendices 115 Purcell's Family 117 Organists of Westminster Abbey 134 Masters of the Chorister Boys of Westminster Abbey 135 Music Copyists of Westminster Abbey 136 Chronological Memoranda 136 Index 143
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