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Download or read book Middlesex Hertfordshire Notes and Queries, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Middlesex Hertfordshire Notes and Queries, Vol. 2 In this century of centenaries, as it has been very aptly called, it is not likely that such a music-loving, if not musical, people as the English should let slip the opportunity of doing honour to its greatest musician, Henry Purcell, who died on Nov. 21st, 1695. And, accordingly, a triple festival was organized by the Purcell Society, in the course of which the composer's "Dido and AEneas" was performed by students of the Royal College of Music at the Lyceum, one of his Odes to St. Cecilia and some smaller vocal and instrumental works were given by the Philharmonic Society, assisted by the Royal Academy of Music, and, above all, a memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey, attended by almost all our leading musicians, when Purcell's "Te Deum," written for St. Cecilia's Day, 1694, and several of his anthems, etc., were sung by the Abbey choir, largely augmented by volunteers from all parts of England and Wales, the symphonies and instrumental accompaniments being played by a numerous orchestra conducted by Dr. Bridge. Parry's fine "Invocation to Music," written in honour of Purcell, and produced at the last Leeds festival, was repeated at about the same time at the Albert Hall; and an Exhibition of MSS., Printed Books, and Portraits was held at the British Museum. Under these circumstances our choice of frontispiece will not be thought strange. Before giving a very brief account of the picture from which our engraving is taken, a few of the principal details of Purcell's life and works may not be amiss. Unfortunately, neither the exact date nor the place of Henry Purcell's birth is known. If we are to believe the tablet put up at the time of his death to his memory, he must have been born between Nov. 22nd, 1658, and Nov. 22nd, 1659. There is little doubt that he was born at Westminster, though Dr. Bridge's latest researches have not been able to ascertain the precise locality. He probably belonged to the Shropshire Purcells, whose arms he certainly bore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
