Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas / Ellen T. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Ellen T., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Dido and Aeneas.

Purcell, Henry.

Aeneas (Legendary character)--Drama--History and criticism.

Aeneas.

Aeneas (Legendary character).

Carthage (Extinct city)--Drama--History and criticism.

Carthage (Extinct city).

Dido (Legendary character)--Drama--History and criticism.

Dido.

Dido (Legendary character).

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

xiii, 238 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Background to the Music

Introduction 1

1 Synopsis: Literary and Textual Antecedents 3

2 Premiere: Place, Date, and Meaning 30

Part 2 The Music

Introduction 53

3 The Tenbury Manuscript: Discrepancies and Omissions 59

4 Musical and Dramatic Structure 82

5 Musical Declamation 98

6 Ground Bass Techniques 123

Part 3 Performance History

Introduction 141

7 The Late Eighteenth Century: Revival and Adaptation 143

8 The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: Scholarly Editions and Added Accompaniments 167

9 Twentieth- and Twenty-First- Century Interpretations: The Early Music Movement and Postmodernism 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780190271664

0190271663

9780190271671

0190271671

OCLC:

986788725