The Purcell Companion

by Michael Burden (Author)

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  Paperback
  1995

  $8.83

  Explores every aspect of Henry Purcell's (1659-95) output, as well as the musical background to his life. Ranking alongside Edward Elgar and Benjamin Britten, Purcell's works include Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen . The contributors include leading Purcell scholars. Michael Burden is the editor of a new edition of Purcell's Fairy Queen , the first full publication of any of Purcell's semi-operas.