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This is the Conversation Forum for Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) << tonsil was here. Good entry >> Subject: Across the centuries Posted Jan 8, 2001 by Wol   Posting 1 Purcell's music has been fantastically influential on other composers; his harmonic inventiveness remains astounding. One real treat, for those of us who like that sort of thing, is 'Orpheus Britannicus', a project by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears to edit and 'realise' some of the songs and opera arias of Purcell. The effect is similar to Britten's arrangement of British folk songs - strong melodies, with incredibly intelligent and insightful accompaniments. Extraordinary music - both solidly 17th century and recognisably 20th century. This could only have happened through (if I could put it this way) the collaboration between two musical geniusus who understood each other perfectly, though they lived 300 years apart. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Across the centuries Posted Jan 9, 2001 by Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 I must look it up - I had never heard of this. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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