A Purcell Anthology
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0193533510 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
At court he enjoyed the favour of successive monarchs composing odes on special occasions, but his works for Mary II are the best known, composed when Purcell was reaching the height of his powers, just before his premature death. Purcell was the outstanding musician and composer of his time in Britain. . Like other seventeenth-century musicia
'This selection represents remarkable value for money.' Church Music Quarterly
The collection comprises entirely new and specially prepared editions, with fully realized organ parts and easily playable score reductions of the anthems with strings. It covers the whole range of full, verse, and symphony anthems, including such famous pieces as the Funeral Sentences, Rejoice in the Lord alway and Hear my Prayer. This is the first anthology to contain all Purcell's most popular anthems. Any choir that cares about giving first-class performances will find the selection of pieces, the immaculate editing, and the authoritative information on performance practice indispensable.