John Eccles: Semele: Orchestra
Score | Sheet Music and Books
COMPOSER:
John Eccles
PUBLISHER:
Stainer and Bell
PRODUCT FORMAT:
Score
Edited by Richard Platt An all-sung English opera that was completed in 1707 but which received its first London production only in 1972, Semele remains one of the great 'might have beens' of British music. Had it takenthe stage as planned it could well have affected the development of English
Specifications
Composer | John Eccles |
Publisher | Stainer and Bell |
Instrumentation | Orchestra |
Product Format | Score |
Style Period | Baroque |
Style | Baroque |
ISBN | 9780852498590 |
ISMN | 9790220219863 |
No. | STAMB76 |
Description
Edited by Richard Platt
An all-sung English opera that was completed in 1707 but which received its first London production only in 1972, Semele remains one of the great 'might have beens' of British music. Had it takenthe stage as planned it could well have affected the development of English opera by showing that a native form, in spirit Purcellian and English rather than Italian, was indeed perfectly viable during the 18th century. Performingmaterial available for rental.
First Published 2000. Hardback.
An all-sung English opera that was completed in 1707 but which received its first London production only in 1972, Semele remains one of the great 'might have beens' of British music. Had it takenthe stage as planned it could well have affected the development of English opera by showing that a native form, in spirit Purcellian and English rather than Italian, was indeed perfectly viable during the 18th century. Performingmaterial available for rental.
First Published 2000. Hardback.