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''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' is an Opera by [[Henry Purcell]]. Set to words by [[Nahum Tate]], the opera follows Dido's – the Queen of Carthage's – fate. Abandoned by her lover Aeneas, she dies.'''"When I am laid in earth"''' is her testament and closes the third and final act of the opera. The original stage direction reads: "She stabs herself on the funeral pile which is lighted."<ref name="Score"/> Concepted as a chaconne, it is set over a repeating, downward spiralling bass line.   
''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' is an Opera by [[Henry Purcell]]. Set to words by [[Nahum Tate]], the opera follows Dido's – the Queen of Carthage's – fate. Abandoned by her lover Aeneas, she dies.'''"When I am laid in earth"''' is her testament and closes the third and final act of the opera. The original stage direction reads: "She stabs herself on the funeral pile which is lighted."<ref name="Score"/> Concepted as a chaconne, it is set over a repeating, downward bass line.   
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==Manuscripts and sheet music==
==Manuscripts and sheet music==
[[File:Incipit when I am laid.jpg|400px|thumb|alt=Incipit of ''When I am laid in earth,' also showing the five-bar ground bass pattern|Incipit of ''When I am laid in earth,' also showing the five-bar ground bass pattern]]
*Score
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:Veröffentlicht:1841
:Veröffentlicht:1841

Latest revision as of 19:22, 13 October 2021

Dido and Aeneas
Tragic opera by Henry Purcell
Johann Heinrich Tischbein - Dido on the Pyre, 1775
Johann Heinrich Tischbein, Dido on the Pyre, 1775
CatalogueZ. 626
LibrettoNahum Tate
LanguageEnglish
Based onBrutus of Alba (1678) and Volume IV of the Eneida by Virgil
Premiere
DateBetween December 1687 and summer of 1689[1]
LocationMr. Josias Priest's Boarding School for Girls ( Chelsea , London )

Dido and Aeneas is an Opera by Henry Purcell. Set to words by Nahum Tate, the opera follows Dido's – the Queen of Carthage's – fate. Abandoned by her lover Aeneas, she dies."When I am laid in earth" is her testament and closes the third and final act of the opera. The original stage direction reads: "She stabs herself on the funeral pile which is lighted."[2] Concepted as a chaconne, it is set over a repeating, downward bass line. [3]

It appears on the following album:

Year Album With
2021 À sa guitare (Album) Thibaut Garcia

It is part of the following concert program:

Year Album With
2021 ‐ 2022 À sa guitare (Concert program) Thibaut Garcia

Libretto

When I am laid in earth

Henry Purcell (music),  Nahum Tate (words)


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United Kingdom

When I am laid in earth, may my wrongs create
No trouble in thy breast!
Remember me – but ah! forget my fate.[2]

Germany

Bin ich erst zur Ruhe gebettet, möge mein Vergehen
Dein Herz nicht bekümmern.
Gedenke meiner – aber ach! vergiss mein Schicksal.[4]

Manuscripts and sheet music

Incipit of When I am laid in earth,' also showing the five-bar ground bass pattern
Incipit of When I am laid in earth,' also showing the five-bar ground bass pattern
  • Score
Veröffentlicht:1841
Verlag:members of the Musical Antiquarian Society
Original aus:Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Dido and Aeneas. members of the Musical Antiquarian Society, at Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, originally from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. 1841.
  • Sheet Music: Kalmus
Dido and Aeneas Opera in Three Acts
Vocal (Opera) Score with English Text
1961
Boosey & Hawkes
"Dido and Aeneas - An Opera in Three Acts". IMSLP. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  • Sheet Music: IMSLP
"Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 (Purcell, Henry)". IMSLP. Retrieved October 1, 2021.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dido and Aeneas". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dido and Aeneas. members of the Musical Antiquarian Society, at Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, originally from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. 1841.
  3. ↑ "Dido and Aeneas". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ German translation: FR, 2021
  5. ↑ "Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 (Purcell, Henry)". IMSLP. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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