Dido's Lament by Henry Purcell Brass Quartet - Digital Sheet Music
By Henry PurcellDido's Lament is the closing aria from Purcell's Opera Dido and Aeneas to a libretto by Nahum Tate. It is a prime example of the descending chromatic fourth in the bass. An arrangement of this piece is played annually by the masssed bands of the Guards Division at the Cenotaph in London on the Remembrance Sunday parade.Arranged here for Brass Quartet (Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone and Tuba) I have transposed it down a perfect 4th from the origional.
Details
Summary
- Ensembles:
- Brass Quartet Brass Ensemble
- Genres:
- Opera Early Music Baroque Period
- Composers:
- Henry Purcell
- Publishers:
- Frank Stubbs
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Artist:
- Henry Purcell
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 12
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1737998
Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Frank Stubbs. This edition: pdf. Baroque, Chamber, Early Music, Opera. 12 pages. Frank Stubbs #1299298. Published by Frank Stubbs (A0.1737998).Dido's Lament is the closing aria from Purcell's Opera Dido and Aeneas to a libretto by Nahum Tate. It is a prime example of the descending chromatic fourth in the bass. An arrangement of this piece is played annually by the masssed bands of the Guards Division at the Cenotaph in London on the Remembrance Sunday parade.
Arranged here for Brass Quartet (Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone and Tuba) I have transposed it down a perfect 4th from the origional.
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- Series:
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- Artists:
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- Ensemble:
- Brass Quartet Brass Ensemble
- Publisher:
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