Michael Nyman
The Prologue to 'Dido and Aeneas'
for SATB Chorus, String Section and Harpsichord
Michael Nyman
The Prologue to 'Dido and Aeneas'
for SATB Chorus, String Section and Harpsichord
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB), Harpsichord and String Orchestra
- Composer Michael Nyman
- Edition Score
- Publisher Chester Music
- Order no. CH78089
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Description:
Nyman's 2011 The Prologue to 'Dido and Aeneas' is a prologue to Henry Purcell's opera on a libretto by Nahum Tate. The libretto is based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. It recounts the love of Dido, Queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero Aeneas, and her despair when he abandons her. This edition of the work is scored for SATB, String section and Harpsichord.