Henry Purcell


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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.




Henry Purcell, 1659-1695


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Henry Purcell, 1659-1695


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Purcell


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The Glory of the Temple and the Stage


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Written to accompany the Tercentenery exhibition at The British Library to commemorate the death of the composer Henry Purcell, this study provides some insight into his attitudes, interests and working practices. Little is known about Purcell's personal life or character, but he is the first major English composer to have left a substantial body of autograph music manuscripts, together with copies made by his close colleagues, Many of his manuscripts are shown here, together with portraits and contemporary London scenes.




Henry Purcell


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Presents information on the English composer Henry Purcell (c.1659-1695), provided by The British Library Board. Describes the history behind some of his works and includes images of his manuscripts. Contains a photograph of Purcell.