The Fairy Queen In Full Score


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Based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and reproduced from an early authoritative score, this work features all the fine qualities of this great English composer — wonderful invention, keen dramatic instinct, and lively characterizations.




the fairy queen


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The Fairy Queen


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The Fairy Queen


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First published in 1931, this book presents the text of Thomas Purcell's opera The Fairy Queen, which was performed in this form as an acted adaptation at the New Theatre, Cambridge from 10-14 February 1931. Purcell based his opera on A Midsummer Night's Dream and this version was altered to incorporate more dialogue from Shakespeare's play in place of changes made by an anonymous librettist in 1692. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Purcell and Shakespeare.







The fairy queen


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The Works of Henry Purcell


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