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Purcell: A Biography
Biography of Henry Purcell,
English composer of Baroque Music, 1651-1695. Outlines the change in the development of court music during the Civil War under Protestant rule. Purcell's life and career was a product of the royal court's sponsorship of the arts. After protestant rule, he expands into entertainments and composes for public performance.
English composer of Baroque Music, 1651-1695. Outlines the change in the development of court music during the Civil War under Protestant rule. Purcell's life and career was a product of the royal court's sponsorship of the arts. After protestant rule, he expands into entertainments and composes for public performance.
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413 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1995
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Jonathan Keates
39 books7 followersJonathan Keates, is an English writer, biographer, novelist and Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund. Keates was educated at Bryanston School and went on to read for his undergraduate degree at Magdalen College, Oxford.
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October 29, 2022
We hardly know anything about Purcell except that he may have had an affinity for drinking, which makes it difficult to stomach reading almost 300 pages about the lad. A great composer, to be sure, but I felt like I learned far more about the author's opinions on Purcell's music than about Purcell himself.
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