Purcell: A Biography

by J Keates (Author)

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  Unknown Binding
  1996

  $3.26

  The life and work of Henry Purcell, seen by many as England's greatest compsoer. This is combined with an overview of Restoration London with its thriving social scene, theatres, concert halls and exuberant court of Charles II.

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  Hardcover
  1995

  $4.54

  Henry Purcell is one of England's greatest composers. He died very young but left behind harpsichord pieces and sonatas of beauty, as well as numerous songs, anthems, operas and great choral masterpieces Dido and Aeneas and Te Deum and Jubilate. This biography tells of the man and his era.