Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas, Act III Henry Purcell Accordion Skill level :
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Composer | ![]() Purcell, Henry (1659 - 1695) | ||
Instrumentation | Accordion | ||
Sheet central | Didon et Énée (Dido and Aeneas), Z. 626 (38 sheet music) | ||
Style | Baroque | ||
Key : | G minor | ||
Arranger Publisher | ![]() | ||
Date | 1688 | ||
Copyright | Copyright © 2022 Derek Sheldon | ||
Added by dereksheldon, 13 Oct 2022
Used in Remembrance events, and the original of
Nixon’s Walk in Band of Brothers, this is Purcell’s
best-known piece of music. The accordion is well able
to bring out the important bass line, and particular
attention has been paid to the layout of the sheet
music so that the repetitions of the ground bass can be
seen clearly. Lyrics are included so that the player
can see how to bring out the plaintive vocal melody.
The sheet-music is complete, including Purcell’s
final ten bars of instrum...(+)
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