Purcell - Minuet in a minor

Piano Classics, Book No. 2 - Page 227 Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) was an English composer. Most musicians think he is the greatest English composer of all times. Although he only lived until he was 36 he wrote a very large amount of music. His compositions include church music, instrumental music, music for the theatre, even popular drinking songs. He wrote the first English opera. He lived in the time called the Baroque period. He liked Italian and French music, and combined those styles to make something that was typically English. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a little minuet by Purcell, basically in Ternary form. The key to making this piece sound authentic is to look at the ornamentation marked on the piece. If you play with the repeat marks - remember to change the repeated passages slightly so the listener has something a little different to listen to. In my playing I played some of the mordents on the repeated passages, but not during the first playing. It's up to the performer - as long as you try and look at it from an authentic Baroque point of view.

Author: reaperman2004
Keywords: Piano Classics Purcell minuet minor Baroque Era
Added: December 30, 2008