Henry Purcell

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Part I . Stylistic development and influences:
• 1. Early years at court and home: developments to c. 1685
• 2. Years of experiment: c. 1680 to c. 1685
• 3. Consolidation: c. 1685 to c. 1688
• 4. Public recognition: c. 1689 to c. 1691
• 5. 'Meaning motion fans fresh our wits with wonder': c. 1692 to 1695
• Part II . Analytical and Generic Studies:
• 6. 'Clog'd with somewhat of an English vein': early instrumental music, the fantasias and sonatas
• 7. 'Bassani's genius to Corelli joyn'd': instrumental music in the odes, the anthems and on the stage
• 8. Early mastery: sacred music to c. 1685
• 9. Brilliance and decline: sacred music after c. 1685
• 10. 'The energy of English words': independent songs fro one or more voices
• 11. A new genre: odes to 1689
• 12. Consolidation and maturity: odes from 1689 to 1695
• 13. Background and beginnings: dramatic music to 1689
• 14. 'An English-man, equal with the best abroad': dramatic music from 1690 to 1691
• 15. 'The pride and darling of the stage': dramatic music from 1692 to 1695
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Indexes.