In this thirtieth-anniversary new edition of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Ellen Harris provides a detailed consideration of the many theories that have been proposed for the opera's origin and chronology, a detailed reexamination of the musical sources, and a comprehensive performance history.
In this thirtieth-anniversary new edition of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Ellen Harris provides a detailed consideration of the many theories that have been proposed for the opera's origin and chronology, a detailed reexamination of the musical sources, and a comprehensive performance history.
Ellen T. Harris is Professor Emeritus at MIT in Music and Theater Arts. Her research has focused largely on the music of Handel. Her books include the award-winning George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends (Norton, 2014) and Handel as Orpheus: Voice and Desire in the Chamber Cantatas (Harvard, 2001). She has performed twice with John Williams and the Boston Pops and sung the National Anthem at Fenway Park.
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* Contents * List of Plates * I. Background to the Music * Introduction to Part I * 1. Synopsis: Literary and Textual Antecedents * 2. Premiere: Place, Date, and Meaning * II. The Music * Introduction to Part II * 3. The Tenbury Manuscript: Discrepancies and Omissions * 4. Musical and Dramatic Structure * 5. Musical Declamation * 6. Ground Bass Techniques * III. Performance History * Introduction to Part III * 7. The Late Eighteenth Century: Revival and Adaptation * 8. The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century: Scholarly Editions and Added Accompaniments * 9. Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Interpretations: The Early Music Movement and Postmodernism * Bibliography
* Contents * List of Plates * I. Background to the Music * Introduction to Part I * 1. Synopsis: Literary and Textual Antecedents * 2. Premiere: Place, Date, and Meaning * II. The Music * Introduction to Part II * 3. The Tenbury Manuscript: Discrepancies and Omissions * 4. Musical and Dramatic Structure * 5. Musical Declamation * 6. Ground Bass Techniques * III. Performance History * Introduction to Part III * 7. The Late Eighteenth Century: Revival and Adaptation * 8. The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century: Scholarly Editions and Added Accompaniments * 9. Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Interpretations: The Early Music Movement and Postmodernism * Bibliography
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