{"product_id":"purcell-studies-paperback-9780521032735","title":"Purcell Studies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521032735","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePurcell Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays commemorating the 1995 tercentenary of Purcell's death, representing the best research.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCurtis Price (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521032735, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 6 b\/w illus.  11 tables  82 music examples\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.483 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Curtis Price is to be congratulated on seeing the book through to successful fruition, as well as on the care which went into its planning. It gives scholars and students plenty to think about.' Consort\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe tercentenary of Henry Purcell's death fell in 1995, and this 1995 volume of specially commissioned essays was collected to celebrate Purcell's music in his tercentenary year. The essays are representative of the best research and deal mainly with the autograph manuscripts, Purcell's compositional technique, the relationship between Purcell and his teacher John Blow, a reassessment of Purcell court odes, performance practice and wordsetting, and eighteenth-century reception history, particularly regarding King Arthur. The volume is well illustrated with music examples and photographs of important manuscripts. It also analyses Purcell's compositional techniques through detailed study of his manuscripts and reports on the discovery of two important autograph manuscripts. The book opens with an assessment of Purcell's illusive personality.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: in search of Purcell's character Curtis Price\u003cbr\u003e 1. Purcell's great autographs Robert Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 2. Purcell as collector of 'ancient' music: Fitzwilliam MS 88 Robert Shay\u003cbr\u003e 3. Purcell's revisions of his own works Rebecca Herissone\u003cbr\u003e 4. New light on Purcell's keyboard music Curtis Price\u003cbr\u003e 5. Purcell and Roseingrave: a new autograph Peter Holman\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'Only Purcell e're shall equal Blow' Bruce Wood\u003cbr\u003e 7. Purcell's odes: propaganda and panegyric Ian Spink\u003cbr\u003e 8. Purcell, Blow and the English court ode Martin Adams\u003cbr\u003e 9. Continuity and tempo in Purcell's vocal works A. Margaret Laurie\u003cbr\u003e 10. Poetic metre, musical metre and the dance in Purcell's songs Katherine Rohrer\u003cbr\u003e 11. King Arthur expos'd: a lesson in anatomy Andrew Pinnock\u003cbr\u003e 12. King Arthur's journey into the eighteenth-century Ellen T. Harris\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: a portrait of Henry Purcell Janet Snowman\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006225338648,"sku":"9780521032735","price":23.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521032735I_c6054514-d073-4203-8dfd-7e4e7090e662.jpg?v=1694965022","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/purcell-studies-paperback-9780521032735","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}