Purcell

By:

Peter Holman

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Oxford Studies of Composers

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Description

In recent years Purcell's biography has received a good deal of attention, but there has been little writing on his music; indeed, this book provides the first general survey since Sir Jack Westrup's 1937 volume in the Master Musicians series. Furthermore, it is the first book to explore in detail the historical context of Purcell's music, dealing fully with the institutions he worked for, the origin and development of the various genres to which he contributed, and the sources of his music. In the process, a new picture of Purcell's creative personality emerges: a composer obsessed with formal counterpoint, extraordinarily well-versed in English music of the previous century, yet eager to embrace up-to-date features of the Italian style in the 1680s.

Release date NZ

December 15th, 1994

Author

Peter Holman

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

music examples

Pages

268

Series

Oxford Studies of Composers

Dimensions

138x215x17

ISBN-13

9780198163411

Product ID

2009672

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