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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Henry Purcellâ#x80;#x99;s Dido and Aeneas, Second Edition -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Revised Edition -- Contents -- List of Plates (after page 97) -- Part ONE: Background to the Music -- Introduction -- 1: Synopsis:Literary and Textual Antecedents -- Synopsis -- Language and Rhyme -- 2: Premiere: Place, Date, and Meaning -- Allegory -- William and Mary (1689) -- James II (1687) -- Charles II (1684) -- Not Allegory -- Politics of Culture -- Female Exemplar -- Part TWO: The Music -- Introduction |
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3: The Tenbury Manuscript: Discrepancies and OmissionsTextual discrepancies -- Prologue -- 4: Musical and Dramatic Structure -- Plate -- 5: Musical Declamation -- 6: Ground Bass Techniques -- Part THREE: Performance History -- Introduction -- 7: The Late Eighteenth Century:Revival and Adaptation -- Late Eighteenth-Century Sources -- 8: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: Scholarly Editions and Added Accompaniments -- Editions and Performances -- Reorchestrations |
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9: Twentieth- and Twenty-Firstâ#x80;#x93;Century Interpretations: The Early Music Movement and PostmodernismHistorically Informed Practice I (1951â#x80;#x93;80) -- Historically Informed Practice II (1980â#x80;#x93;1995) -- Postmodernism (1995â#x80;#x93;2016) -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Books and Articles -- Index -- References to Individual Movements in Dido and Aeneas |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Dido and Aeneas.
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Aeneas (Legendary character) -- Drama -- History and criticism
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Dido (Legendary character) -- Drama -- History and criticism
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Aeneas (Legendary character) fast |
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Dido (Legendary character) fast |
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Dido and Aeneas (Purcell, Henry) fast |
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Carthage (Extinct city) -- Drama -- History and criticism
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Tunisia -- Carthage (Extinct city)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Drama
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
019027168X |
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9780190271688 |
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