Bruce Wood: Purcell: an Extraordinary life

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Bruce Wood: Purcell: an Extraordinary life

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In this vivid portrait, Bruce Wood illuminates the sometimes shadowy figure of Henry Purcell, richly evoking the atmosphere of 17th-century England. By interweaving the events during a period of social and political change with the life and music of Purcell, Wood creates an account of this elusive English genius that is hard to put down.

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Bruce Wood's evocation of economic crises, credit crunches, pandemics and even expenses scandals in the 17th century is in the best tradition of Purcell scholarship ... a good read, with footnotes page by page, a good index, and a meticulously up-to-date bibliography

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