Dido and Aeneas in Full Score
by Henry Purcell
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Author: Henry PurcellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-10-13
ISBN: 0486287467
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Dover Publications
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- ISBN13: 9780486287461
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Book Reviews of Dido and Aeneas in Full Score
Book Review: Not a reliable edition.
Summary: 2 Stars
This appears to be a reprint of the 1915 Purcell Society edition, based on late and unreliable manuscript copies, which were all that were known at the time that edition was prepared. It differs in many small (and a few not-so-small) details from the version commonly performed today. It is also heavily edited with performance indications such as dynamic markings that, while not unmusical, are of more use as a document of Edwardian musical taste than as a guide to Baroque performance practice.
Almost all readers would be better off with the Norton Critical Score edition by Curtis Price for a few dollars more. For preparing performances, the best choices would be the current Purcell Society edition (published by Novello) or the very reasonably priced edition from King's Music.
Summary of Dido and Aeneas in Full Score
Sparkling miniature opera, filled with intense drama and elegant song, lasts no more than an hour, yet unfolds a virtuoso range of expressive music, from a high-spirited sailors' dance to Dido's touching lament "When I am laid in earth." First presented in 1689, remains the oldest operatic work still popularly performed. Authoritative early edition.Purcell Books
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