Screen LibraryHenry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas /
Although widely regarded as the greatest operatic achievement of seventeenth-century England, Dido and Aeneas is surrounded by conflicting theories on its origin and chronology. In this thirtieth-anniversary edition of her groundbreaking book, Ellen T. Harris closely examines these theories and trac...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: |
Although widely regarded as the greatest operatic achievement of seventeenth-century England, Dido and Aeneas is surrounded by conflicting theories on its origin and chronology. In this thirtieth-anniversary edition of her groundbreaking book, Ellen T. Harris closely examines these theories and traces the performance history of the work, shedding light on the inherent mutability of this opera that continues to hold a fascination for audiences. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 238 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780190271671 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 0190271671 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9780190271664 (hardcover : alkaline paper) 0190271663 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | ML410 |
| CLC: | J832(561) |
| Call Number: | J832(561)/H313/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | Part one : Background to the music -- Introduction -- Synopsis : literary and textual antecedents -- Premiere : place, date, and meaning -- Part two : The music -- Introduction -- The Tenbury manuscript : discrepancies and omissions -- Musical and dramatic structure -- Musical declamation -- Ground bass techniques -- Part three : Performance history -- Introduction -- The late eighteenth century : revival and adaptation -- The nineteenth and early twentieth century : scholarly editions and added accompaniments -- Twentieth- and twenty-first century interpretations : the early music movement and postmodernism. |