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 yu0人MaN人NVdWO ISnw 7VNOIIVN83INI  \nI 3wn1OA  \n(MO7)  \n(N39VX SNI983S)  \nONVId CNV 3IOA dO  \n773   gnd  \nXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  \n人1ID ydO人M3N  \n3NN3AV HI旧IIS  \n人NVdWO ISnw 7VNOIIVNd3INI  \n8E91 ON  \nI 3wn1OΛ  \n(MO7)  \nN39Vx snI93s人q 8u!pa pue sseg pəan8!」a41 jo uoezjeay  \nONVld GNV 31OA YO  \nSDNOS 0t  \n773  yn d  \nXXXXXXXXXXXXX  \nprielace  \nIn preparing these realizations of Purcell's songs and airs,the editor attempted to make his role as incon-spicuous as possible.  \nMost of Purcell's music for voice and continuo is a magnificent example of two part ccunterpoint in whichthe melodic function of the bass part is fully equal to that of the voice.In Purcell's time it was a commonpractice to perform the bass part on a bowed string instrument and to use a keyboard instrument(a clavicembalo,virginals or harpsichord)for the purpose of filling out the harmonic structure.The great disparity of timbrebetween a sustained bass line and the weaker and more percussive sound of the keyboard instrument allowedthe listener to perceive clearly the melodic importance of the bass.This held true even when the keyboard partwas realized in a most complex and ornate manner.But when both the bass part,as well as an ornate elaborationof the chordal progressions are played on the modern pianoforte,the historically legitimate complexity of the innerparts may,and often does,totally obscure the melodic function of the bass.  \nIn these realizations the editor did his utmost to refrain from all contrapuntal elaboration of the inner voicesthat could possibly affect adversely the acoustic clarity of the bass melody.Such procedure can,and no doubt,willbe criticized by those who will hasten to remind the editor that the keyboard players in Purcell's time allowed them-selves to improvise most elaborately in performance.No one can dispute this.Even on a modern pianoforte apianist could do this more or less successfully,provided a cello were playing the bass line.But since this editionis intended for performance in which the pianoforte is used as the only accompanying instrument,the editorfeared that an elaborate keyboard part would tend to acoustically distort Purcell's music,sometimes beyond re-cognition.  \nThe pianist should bear in mind that his bass line is fully as important as the voice line.He should attemptto play it as a melody and to phrase it as such,and never to allow the right hand to obscure it in any manner.This advice is,of course,not to be followed in performing piano reductions of airs with orchestral accompani-ment,where a treble line(violin,fute,trumpet or oboe)may be of great melodic importance,nor in performing\"florid recitatives\",where the bass is often stationary.  \nIn performing these extraordinary songs the singer must be fully aware of the descriptive function of theforid passages.They almost invariably occur on verbs and attempt to heighten and to illustrate the meaning ofthe word.The action of such words as \"Hy”,\"tear\",\"arise\",\"glide\",\"swell\"etc.,is most faithfully illustrated bythe shape and diretion of the respective coloratura passages,and unless the singer accepts this premise he mightperform them as senseless vocalises.  \nPurcell developed a unique form of vocal writing which could be best described as \"forid recitative\".Songslike“'Tis Nature's Voice”,\"Not all my Torments\"or the first section of \"Lord what is Man\"are some of themagnificent examples of this style of writing.They ought to be performed with the rhythmic freedom of arecitative,so that the tempo and character of each coloratura passage could be determined by the meaning of thetext it illustrates.A metronomically accurate performance of such music would amount to a parody.Because ofthis the editor refrained from endowing the accompaniments of such forid recitatives with rhythmically indepen-dent figuration which would not allow the singer the necessary freedom.  \nThe folio edition of the Purcell Society was used as the original text.The.voice part in the pre","cbCaiqzSclqclLjv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqzSclqclLjv","pdf",3754418,36,"English","# Contents\n## Volume I\n## Volume II\n## Volume III\n## Volume IV","[{\"question\":\"How should singers interpret the “florid” passages described in the text?\",\"answer\":\"The florid passages function descriptively on verbs, illustrating word meaning through the shape and direction of coloratura; they should be aligned with the text’s action rather than sung as meaningless vocalises.\"}]","Purcell's Songs and Airs - Editor's Realization Notes - Contents | PDF",1791879563,55]