Abdelazer Suite
The Abdelazer Suite is a piece of music that the English composer Henry Purcell (1659–1695) wrote for the drama of the same name by Aphra Behn . Purcell composed the overture and the interludes for a revival in the summer of 1695.
construction
The Abdelazer Suite consists of 10 movements:
- Overture
- rondo
- Air
- Air
- minuet
- Air
- Jig
- Hornpipe
- Air
- A song called Lucinda is Bewitching Fair ( Lucinda is enchantingly beautiful )
reception
The rondo, which Benjamin Britten used as the main theme for his series of variations in The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra , achieved particular fame . It also appears as a musical theme in the English television series The First Churchills and as dance music in the Netherfield Ball scene in the novel Pride and Prejudice .
Recordings (selection)
- Intrada. (Henry Purcell et al.) London Brass . Teldec, Hamburg 1988.
- Festive baroque concert. Academy of Ancient Music , London, Delta Music, Frechen 1983.
Web links
- Abdelazer, Z.570 : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
