Dido's Lament (When I Am Laid In Earth) – SAB a cappella by Henry Purcell 3-Part - Digital Sheet Music
By Henry PurcellA beautiful and unique a capella SAB arrangement of the famous English Baroque aria filled with expressive sorrow and beauty. The aria is from Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas" based on the epic poem by Virgil about the Trojan warrior Aeneas. The warrior falls in love with a foreign queen Dido but as he dutifully departs to continue his quest, she sings this lament before being set ablaze in a pyre to be seen from Aeneas's ship sailing away.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Choir
- Ensembles:
- 3-Part A Cappella SAB Mixed Choir Chamber Music
- Genres:
- Opera Early Music Baroque Period
- Composers:
- Henry Purcell
- Publishers:
- Chris Holley
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Artist:
- Henry Purcell
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 3
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1683318
Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Chris Holley. This edition: pdf. Baroque, Chamber, Early Music, Opera. 3 pages. Chris Holley #1248576. Published by Chris Holley (A0.1683318).A beautiful and unique a capella SAB arrangement of the famous English Baroque aria filled with expressive sorrow and beauty. The aria is from Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas" based on the epic poem by Virgil about the Trojan warrior Aeneas. The warrior falls in love with a foreign queen Dido but as he dutifully departs to continue his quest, she sings this lament before being set ablaze in a pyre to be seen from Aeneas's ship sailing away.
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- Series:
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- Artists:
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- Ensemble:
- 3-Part A Cappella SAB Mixed Choir Chamber Music
- Publisher:
- Chris Holley