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Europe's revels for the Peace of Ryswick / John Eccles ; edited by Michael Burden.
- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Eccles, John, -1735, composer.
- Series:
- Recent researches in the music of the Baroque Era ; 209.
- Recent researches in Music Online. 2577-4573.
- Recent researches in the music of the Baroque Era ; 2019
- Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573
- Standardized Title:
- Europe's revels for the peace
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Masques with music--England--17th century--Scores.
- Masques with music.
- Genre:
- Masques.
- Scores.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 score (xxvii, 97 pages, 6 pages of plates)) : facsimiles.
- Place of Publication:
- Middleton, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc., 2019.
- Summary:
- "John Eccles's setting of Europe's Revels for the Peace of Ryswick was performed at court and in the theater to mark the successful conclusion of the first part of the negotiations of the Peace of Ryswick (1697). This was an occasion of great rejoicing for the English, and, indeed, for the rest of Europe, as it offered the chance of some political stability after the turbulent events of the Civil Wars. The action of the piece falls into two halves, within which the ideas are presented in individual scenes or entries reminiscent of a masque. The political messages contained in the work include the role in society for returning soldiers and the superiority of the English on the battlefield, and serious and comic elements which rely on a good dose of national stereotyping and on the understanding of different national traits through dance." -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- No.1.Symphony
- No.2.Air-Chorus-Air (English Officer, Britons; Lady, Messenger of Peace): "Arm, Britons!"
- No.3.[Dances for People of Several Nations]
- No.4.[Dances of National Exchange]
- No.5.Dialogue (French Officer, English Lady):"Madame, me be, de tout mon cœur"
- No.6.Air (Irish Rapparee):"Hub, ub, ub, booh"
- No.7.Dialogue (Country Lass, Soldier):"Come girls, we'll be merry"
- No.8.Air (Young Savoyard):"O raree show! O brave show!"
- No.9.March (Grenadiers)
- No.10.Chorus-Air-Chorus (Britons; [Lady, Messenger of Peace]):"Rejoice, rejoice, the world has rest".
- Notes:
- Musical entertainment "reminiscent of a masque" (page xv), in ten scenes, for 1-2 solo voices with instrumental ensemble (various combinations of trumpet, drums, violin and viola) and basso continuo. 1st scene also features chorus (SATB) and bass; 10th scene also features chorus (SATB), oboe, and recorder.
- Includes introduction and critical report.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed October 21, 2019).
- Contains:
- Container of: Eccles, John, -1735. Europe's revels for the peace. Symphony.
- Container of: Eccles, John, -1735. Europe's revels for the peace. Raree show.
- OCLC:
- 1125965182
- Publisher Number:
- B209 A-R Editions, Inc.
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