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Henry Purcell: Incidental music from the London theatre (1680-1695)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) is remembered as one of England's finest composers, alongside William Byrd and Thomas Tallis. And unlike George Frideric Handel or Gottfried Finger, Purcell was a native Englishman. He was a versatile musician: a writer of operas, anthems, chamber works, keyboard solos, et cetera. He was current with the innovations on the European Continent, for he incorporated the bold sounds of Louis XIV's court musicians as well as the operatic coloratura of the northern Italian singers. Like Mozart a century later, Purcell began as a child prodigy, and matured into a composer of tremendous output who died young at the age of 36. I have compiled a tiny sampling of his instrumental music, mostly from this two best-known operas: "The Fairy Queen" and "DIdo and Aeneas." The inspiration for the Fairy Queen was an Anonymous interpretation of William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. The incidental music from both operas are for the most part direct and simplistic in nature. In contrast, the keyboard pieces, which were likely inspired by the likes of Charles Mouton and other early French Baroque lutenists, were more improvisatory. I used MIDI files uploaded by various individuals mostly to the website IMSLP.org. I extensively edited each file to emulate a late 17th century chamber orchestra of no more than 20 musicians that includes natural trumpets, violins, violas, cellos, theorbo, harpsichord, positive organ, sackbuts, oboes, bassoons and tympani. Below is a listing of the musical selections and of the artworks that accompany them: 0:00 The Fairy Queen Overture (UPLOAD: Michel Rondeau, IMSLP.com) a. London advertisement, 1692 b. Henry Purcell portrait, John Closterman, 1695 c. Trumpeter, Willem van Mieris, c1700 d. Bronze-silver trumpet, William Bull, c1686 e. Angels playing tympani, Altenmarkt Kapelle, c1640 f. Natural trumpet, Johann Wilhelm Haas, c1680 g. London (in Purcell's time), Johann Vorsterman, c1680 h. Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare, 1600 i. Coiled trumpet, Georg F. Steinmetz, c.1694 j. View of London in the late 17th century k. Natural trumpet, Johann Leonhard Ehe III, c1722 l. Still life, Cristoforo Munari, c1703 m. Dorset Garden Theatre (Purcell's venue), Anon. 1673 6:49 Courante (UPLOAD: Sarge Gerbode, gerbode.net) a. Lady playing lute, Anon. Franco-Flemish, 17th cent. b. Baroque lute, Pietro Railich, 1669 c. Charles Mouton portrait, Jean François de Troy, 1690 d. Lute player, Sir Peter Lely, c1670 9:04 Rondeau (from Fairy Queen) (UPLOAD: Jürgen Knuth, IMSLP.org) a. Boy as shepherd, Sir Peter Lely, c1665 b. Dorset Garden Theatre stage set, Anon. 1673 c. Treble recorder, Peter Bressan, c1700 10:30 Jig (from Fairy Queen) (UPLOAD: Jürgen Knuth, IMSLP.org) a. Musicians of the Medici Court, Antonio D Gabbiani, c1687 b. Self portrait, Sir Peter Lely, c1648 c. Cipriani Potter violin, Antonio Stradivarius, 1683 12:03 Sarabande (UPLOAD: Sarge Gerbode, gerbode.net) a. Lute player, Ján Kupecký, 1711 b. Old Palace of Whitehall, Hendrik Danckerts, 1674 c. Arabella Hunt portrait, Godfrey Kneller, 1692 d. St. James Park, London c1680, printed in 19th cent. 14:08 Dance for the Fairies (from Fairy Queen) (UPLOAD: Jürgen Knuth, IMSLP.org) a. Lovers giving a serenade, Anon.French, 1693 b. Treble recorder, Thomas Stanesby Sr., c1690 c. A young recorder player, Alexis Grimou, c1710 15:42 Ground in C minor (UPLOAD: Roland Lopes, IMSLP.org) a. Harpsichord, Anon.English, orig. 1623 rebuilt 1720 b. Woman playing harpsichor,d Herman van der Myn, c1715 c. Harpsichord, Anon.Italian, late 17th cent. d. River Thames at Westminster, Samuel Scott, c1746 18:03 Chaconne (from Fairy Queen) (UPLOAD: Jürgen Knuth, IMSLP.org) a. Baroque oboe, W. Beukers, c1700 b. Beukers oboe (detail) c. Oboe-bassoon band, Anon. early 18th cent. d. Detail from Louis XV coronation, Anon. French, 1722 e. David Leeuw with family (detail), Abraham v.d. Tempel 1671 f. Medici musicians, Antonio Domenico Gabbiani, c1685 g. Violincello, William Baker, 1672 21:29 Dido and Aeneas Overture (UPLOAD: Anonymous, MIDIworld.com) a. Dido & Aeneas, Nicolas Verkolye, c1700 b. Concert, Donato Creti, c1697 c. Baroque violin, Nicolò Amati, 1679 d. David Leeuw with family (detail), Abraham v.d. Tempel 1671 e. Henry Purcell portrait, John Closterman, c1695