Bücher von Michael Burden

Henry Purcell has long been acknowledged as one of England's greatest composers. This book describes his position in British musical history, music in London during his lifetime, his Italian connections and his contemporaries. It includes a bibliography that details research undertaken on various aspects of Purcell's life and career.

"Dido and Aeneas" has been one of the most compelling of the great classical myths. The material the story offers has led artists and authors throughout the centuries to appropriate - and misappropriate - the story for artistic and political ends. This book examines the myth itself and the way in which it has been re-interpreted by later authors.