 | Prelude Henry Purcell Flute, cello |
| Composer |  Purcell, Henry (1659 - 1695) | ||
| Instrumentation | Flute, cello | ||
| Style | Baroque | ||
| Key : | F major | ||
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| Copyright | Copyright © Alastair Lewis | ||
| Added by alastair-lewis, 21 Jul 2023
During the Baroque era a musical piece known as a
prelude generally served as an introduction to the main
body of a musical work, while in the Romantic era a
prelude might be a piece of music that stands alone. It
often has a small number of rhythmic and melodic motifs
that are embellished throughout the work. This prelude
by Henry Purcell, served as an introduction to his
Suite no. 5 for keyboard. It is largely written as a
two-part contrapuntal piece, and other than some
modulations into the d...(+)
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