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Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (Paperback, New Ed) Loot Price: R1,573
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Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (Paperback, New Ed): Ellen T. Harris

Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (Paperback, New Ed)

Ellen T. Harris

Series: Clarendon Paperbacks

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Although it takes little more than an hour to perform, Purcell's Dido and Aeneas stands as the greatest operatic achievement of seventeenth-century England. This book demonstrates the opera's deep roots in the theatrical and musical traditions of its day, summarizing the cultural climate in which the opera was composed and analyzing Nahum Tate's libretto in light of seventeenth-century English music text conventions. Harris also evaluates the surviving sources, comparing them with the original libretto, and discusses the work's performance history and critical reception from the first performance through the revivals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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Imprint: Clarendon Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Clarendon Paperbacks
Release date: November 1989
First published: 1990
Authors: Ellen T. Harris (Chairman of the Music Department and Professor of Music)
Dimensions: 215 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 196
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-315252-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera
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LSN: 0-19-315252-5
Barcode: 9780193152526

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