The Gordian Knot Untied
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2 violins, viola, bassi; harpsichord ad libitum (Score) - intermediate
SKU: SD.49001710
Score. Composed by Henry Purcell. Edited by Guenter Kehr. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Concertino (Chamber Orchestra). Score. 28 pages. Duration 11'. Schott Music #CON 118. Published by Schott Music (SD.49001710).ISBN 9790001023375. 9x12 inches.
We know very little of this play which is prob-ably based on the classical legend of the untying of the Gordian knot by Alexander the Great. The libretto was never printed. Of the piece it-self, only the eight theatre-music movements have been recorded.