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Celebrating its 100th anniversary, this extraordinary series continues to amaze and captivate its readers with detailed insight into the lives and work of music's geniuses. Unlike other composer biographies that focus narrowly on the music, this series explores the personal history of each composer and the social context surrounding the music. In a precise, engaging, and authoritative manner, each volume combines a vivid portrait of the master musicians' inspirations, influences, life experiences, even their weaknesses, with an accessible discussion of their work-all in roughly 300 pages. Further, each volume offers superb reference material, including a detailed life and times chronology, a complete list of works, a personalia glossary highlighting the important people in the composer's life, and a select bibliography. Under the supervision of music expert and series general editor Stanley Sadie, Master Musicians will certainly proceed to delight music scholars, serious musicians, and all music lovers for another hundred years.
In this classic study, reissued on the 300th anniversary of Purcell's death, Sir Jack Westrup drew on documentary evidence from the Court, Westminster Abbey, and other sources to give a vivid account of Purcell's life in seventeenth-century London. The range of Purcell's compositions is also fully covered, from small-scale pieces to music for state occasions and works for the Restoration stage. ... Read more

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This is the first in-depth analysis of Purcell manuscripts to take full account of their physical features as well as their musical content. Robert Shay and Robert Thompson offer a richly illustrated study that sheds new light on the chronology of composition and copying of Purcell's works and reassesses the place of extant autographs in his musical development. Major sources are fully cataloged and Purcell's handwriting is more closely examined than ever before. This is a significant new reference tool for Purcell scholars. ... Read more

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An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work.

Music examples and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor. In some cases, the results of original research by the editor or by others working in the field are published here for the first time. Much of the material has never before appeared in English.

A score embodying the best available musical text.

Historical background-what is known of the circumstances surrounding the origin of the work, including (where relevant) original source material.

A detailed analysis of the music, by the editor of the volume or another well-known scholar.

Other significant analytic essays and critical comments, exposing the student to a variety of opinions about the music.

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Near-complete collection of great English composer’s keyboard compositions, including the eight suites, the core of his keyboard works. Also included are many miscellaneous one-movement pieces: airs, trumpet tunes (for harpsichord solo), grounds, preludes, dances, etc. Edited with a preface by noted music scholar William Barclay Squire.
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Customer Reviews (2)

Excellent compilation of standard Purcell works
These works are very easy generally speaking (unless you know when to add appropriate ornamentation) and rewarding to play as piano (especially in this former case for students!) and organ in addition to harpsichord and clavichord material.

Although I'm personally not a Purcell (nor a Händel) enthusiast, this little volume is well worth having in any musician's library.GET IT!!

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This is a great compilation of the keyboard music of Purcell.The book includes works that are both authentic and non-authentic by the composer.It is worth mentioning that this is not a complete collection of the composer's keyboard works.My only criticism is that the ink is a little blurry on the page.Dover editions tend to be inconsistent in their quality of printing, since some editions are printed very clearly, while others are quite blurry and have a faded appearance.Overall, this is good edition for the price. ... Read more

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Contents of Volume II: From Rosy Bowers.- Ah, Belinda, I am prest.- Thy hand, Belinda! When I am laid in Earth.- What shall I do.- Your Awful Voice.- More Love and more Disdain.- Since from my dear.- Man is for the Woman made.- The Knotting Song.- The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation. ... Read more

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Biography of the great 17th century English musician and composer.

THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED BY:Books for College Libraries; Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College. ... Read more