"Unscarr'd by turning times"?: the dating of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
Pinnock, Andrew and Wood, Bruce (1992) "Unscarr'd by turning times"?: the dating of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Early Music, 20, (3), 373-390. (doi:10.1093/earlyj/XX.3.373).
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Description/Abstract
Dido and Aeneas was first performed in 1689 by the
young lady pupils at Josias Priest's Chelsea boardingschool.
It was offered as a loyal tribute to William and
Mary on their coronation day, 21 April, or on Mary's
birthday, 30 April Priest had commissioned it specially;
the librettist and composer took care not to over-stretch
the modest resources of the school. These points, long
established by scholars, serve to support the impressive
edifice of modern commentary on Dido and Aeneas. Yet
a careful survey suggests that the building is founded on
sand
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1741-7260 (print) |
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| Keywords: | purcell; dido; aeneas; dating |
| Subjects: | M Music and Books on Music > M Music M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature of music |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > Music |
| Item ID: | 67266 |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2009 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:52 |
| Contributors: | Pinnock, Andrew (Author) Wood, Bruce (Author) |
| Date: | 1992 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | a.j.pinnock@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/67266 |
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