Purcell / by J. A. Westrup.
| Author/creator | Westrup, J. A. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [7th edition]. |
| Publication Info | London : J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1975. |
| Description | xi, 323 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, music, portraits ; 20 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Master musicians series Master musicians series. ^A260201 |
| Contents | Family and boyhood -- At the Chapel Royal -- Apprenticeship and recognition -- Abbey, court and stage -- Royal music -- Maturity and fame -- The end -- Aspects of the period -- Music and drama -- 'Dido' and 'Dioclesian' -- Other operas -- Incidental music and songs -- Odes and cantatas -- Church music -- Instrumental works -- Style and development -- Appendices: A. Calendar ; B. Catalogue of works ; C. Personalia ; D. Bibliography ; E. Purcell's family ; F. List of songs in the plays and operas. |
| Abstract | In this new edition of his standard and authoritative work on Purcell, Professor Westrup has revised the text and extended Appendix E to include further information about the composer's family. Remembered by his contemporaries as 'the greatest genius we ever had', Purcell was one of the most original composers England has produced. The present editor of the Master Musicians series reviews his varied and extensive output, embracing all known forms of his time in choral and instrumental music and in music for the stage. The slender record of facts upon which a writer can base a life of Purcell has not tempted Westrup into imaginative biography. His sources are authentic: official records and, above all, the music, for 'the man himself is in his music, and that insistent evidence of personality digs us out of complacency, compels attention and holds our love--what no one will fail to find in Purcell at his best is a spring of life, a vitality that glows with the effort of the whole man'.. |
| General note | With eight pages of plates and music examples in the text. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-301) and index. |
| LCCN | 75332658 |
| ISBN | 0460031503 : |
| ISBN | 0460021397 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.P93 W52 1975 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |