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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included.
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T187175

'The tempest' is by William Shakespeare.Edited by Benjamin Goodison.A reissue of Benjamin Goodison's edition of 'The tempest', with the addition of a letterpress general titlepage and preface.

[London : printed for Benjamin Goodison, 1790?]. [6],50p. : engr.music ; 4° ... Read more

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This new edition by Bruce Wood of the University of Wales, is intended to directly compliment the full score included in Purcell Society Volume 24. The piece is an ode to the birthday of Queen Mary, 1694, and is set for Soprano, 2 Counter-Tenor (Alto) and Bass soloists, with SATB and Orchestra. This vocal score features a piano/organ reduction of the orchestral score which also functions as a realisation of the original basso continuo. ... Read more

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Henry Purcell had a marvelous natural ability for counterpoint, which was especially evident when combining pungent English counterpoint with expressive, flexible, and dramatic word settings. His Organ Music is no less a showcase for his melodic abilities and, in this edition, a feast of intelligent keyboard writing lies. This compilation contains six works plus an appendix by John Blow, including the Voluntary in D minor for double organ. ... Read more

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MUSIC FOR PIPE ORGAN AND HAMMOND ORGAN. ... Read more

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Written for St Cecilia's Day, 1694 for SSAATB soli, SSATB chorus and instruments. Edited y J.F. Bridge with Latin arrangement by R.R. Terry. Vocal score with piano accompaniment.

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : The Indian Queen, Dido and Æneas, King Arthur, the Fairy Queen, Hail! Bright Cecilia, Abdelazer, Didon et Énée. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Dido and Æneas Z. 626 (Didon et Énée en français) est un opéra baroque en trois actes écrit au printemps 1689 par le compositeur anglais Henry Purcell, sur un livret de Nahum Tate. D'une durée d'une heure environ, il fut représenté pour la première fois en 1689 à la Boarding School for Girls, à Chelsea, un quartier de Londres. C'est la seule œuvre de Purcell réellement considérée comme un opéra baroque, les autres (The Fairy Queen, King Arthur, etc.) étant plutôt des semi-opéras ou des masks destinés à être joués au théâtre de par la présence de récitatifs. Par la forme, Didon et Énée s'apparente au Vénus et Adonis de John Blow. Faisant écho à la tradition virgilienne de l'Énéide, Didon et Énée est considéré comme un chef d'œuvre de la musique baroque. Belinda, la confidente de la reine Didon, l'exhorte à retrouver le sourire dans l'aria "Shake the cloud from off your brow". En effet, cette dernière est accablée car elle aime en secret Énée, prince de Troie et ne peut avouer son tourment sous crainte de décevoir son peuple (aria "Ah Belinda I am prest with torment"). Belinda suggère alors à Didon d'épouser Énée, ce dernier n'étant pas insensible à ses charmes, d'autant plus qu'une telle alliance assurerait la prospérité et la paix pour l'empire. Les courtisans reprennent en chœur les propos de Belinda, et Didon, comblée, accepte la proposition d'Énée et succombe à l'amour. La Magicienne, reine des sorcières, lance un appel à ses sujets, êtres malfaisants, afin d'élaborer un plan pour faire tomber Didon. Elle décide de faire passer un de ses sujets pour ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Arthur Henry Purcell, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 537 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:Ode to MusicWRITTEN FOR THE BICENTENARY COMMEMORATION OF HENRY PURCELLMyriad-voiced Queen, Enchantress of the air,Bride of the life of man! With tuneful reed,With string and horn and high-adoring quireThy welcome we prepare.In silver-speaking mirrors of desire,In joyous ravishment of mystery draw thou near,With heavenly echo of thoughts, that dreamingChain'd in unborn oblivion drear, Thy many-hearted grace restore Unto our isle our own to be, And make again our Graces three. Turn, O return ! In merry England Foster'd thou wert with infant Liberty. Her hallow oaks, that stand With trembling leaves and giant heart Drinking in beauty from the summer moon, Her wild-wood once was dear to thee. There the birds with tiny art Earth's immemorial cradle tune Warble at dawn to fern and fawn, In the budding thickets making merry; And for their love the primrose faint Floods the green shade with youthful scent. Come, thy jocund spring renew By hyacinthine lakes of blue: Thy beauty shall enchant the buxom May; And all the summer months shall strew thy way, And rose and honeysuckle rear Their flowery screens, till under fruit and berry The tall brake groweth golden with the year. Thee fair Poetry oft hath sought, Wandering lone in wayward thought, On level meads by gliding streams, When summer noon is full of dreams : And thy loved airs her soul invade, Haunting retired the willow shade.Or in some walled orchard nook She communes with her ancient book, Beneath the branches laden low; While the high sun o'er bosom'd snow Smiteth all day the long hill-side, With ripening cornfields waving wide.There if thou linger all the year, No jar of man can reach thine ear, Or sweetly comes, as when the sound From hidden villages around, Threadin... ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included.
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T154901

Dedication signed: Henry Playford.Originally 'The musical companion', published in 1673.

London : printed by William Pearson, and sold by John Young musical-instrument-maker, 1720. [8],92p. : ill.,music ; obl.4° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included.
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T134708

Dedication signed: T. D'Urfey.The first issue of the 1719 and 1720 collection of 'Wit and mirth: or, pills to purge melancholy'; subsequently reissued under the original title.The first two volumes mostly contain songs by the editor Thomas D'Urfey, wi

London : printed by W. Pearson, for J. Tonson, 1719. 2v.,plate : ill.,music,port. ; 12° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included.
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T134708

Dedication signed: T. D'Urfey.The first issue of the 1719 and 1720 collection of 'Wit and mirth: or, pills to purge melancholy'; subsequently reissued under the original title.The first two volumes mostly contain songs by the editor Thomas D'Urfey, wi

London : printed by W. Pearson, for J. Tonson, 1719. 2v.,plate : ill.,music,port. ; 12°; ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included.
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T154902

Dedication signed: Henry Playford.A reissue of the sixth edition of 1720, with a reset titlepage.Originally 'The musical companion', published in 1673.

London : printed by William Pearson, and sold by John Young musical-instrument-maker, 1726. [8],92p. : ill.,music ; obl.4° ... Read more