Purcell manuscripts : the principal musical sources / Robert Shay and Robert Thompson.
| Author/creator |
Shay, Robert Stuart |
| Other author/creator | Thompson, Robert, 1952- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000. |
| Description | xxii, 353 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm |
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| Contents | Introduction: manuscript sources and Purcell's music -- Fitzwilliam Museum Music MS 88 and three principal concordances -- British Library Additional MS 30930 and its repertories -- British Library Royal Music 20.h.8 and its repertories -- Performing materials from the London sacred establishments and other sacred sources -- Music for the theatre -- Vocal, keyboard and instrumental music -- Appendix 1. Identified copyists and early owners -- Appendix 2. Unidentified copyists. |
| Abstract | This book provides the first in-depth analysis of the most obvious documentary evidence of Purcell's life--the music manuscripts of his own hand and those copied by his colleagues. The authors offer a richly illustrated study of Purcell's sources, examining in detail the physical features of the manuscripts as well as their musical content. Their survey sheds new light on the chronology of composition and copying of Purcell's works and reassesses the place of extant autographs in his musical development. Major sources are fully catalogued, providing information about the context in which Purcell's music was collected and performed, and his handwriting is more closely examined than ever before. The book represents a significant new reference tool for scholars, applying a forensic approach that greatly enriches our knowledge of the composer and the music of his time. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-329) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 99038030 |
| ISBN | 0521580943 (hb.) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML134.P95 S53 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |