King Arthur by Henry Purcell
(Music Sales America). King Arthur was the only one of Purcell's professionally produced operas to have been designed as a semi-opera; the others were all adaptations of earlier plays. Dryden made a real attempt to integrate the music into the drama, but since he ascribed to the dramatic conventions of the period which virtually confined music to allegorical or supernatural beings and their worshippers, or servants, shepherds and similar characters, the main action mostly occurs in the spoken sections, and even the two singing characters, Philidel and Grimbald speak more than they sing.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780853601784 |
| ISBN 10 | 085360178X |
| Title | King Arthur |
| Author | Henry Purcell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Sheet music |
| Publisher | Novello & Co Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 165 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |