Composition: Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 (Purcell, Henry)
| Title | Dido and Aeneas |
| Alternative title | Dido and Æneas |
| Creators | Henry Purcell (composer) and Nahum Tate (librettist) |
| Opus | Z.626 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1677 |
| First published | 1689 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | strings | Albert Stoessel |
| view | Selections | 5 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Selections | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Selections | 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon | Farid Zehar |
| view | Selections | 3 clarinets and bass clarinet | Farid Zehar |
| view | Selections | 3 trumpets and trombone | Farid Zehar |
| view | Selections | harpsichord | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Overture | 4 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Overture | 2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Overture | 2 harpsichords | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Fear No Danger (Act I, No.6) | strings | Farid Zehar |
| view | Fear No Danger (Act I, No.6) | 3 flutes 3 oboes 3 clarinets 3 bassoons |
Farid Zehar |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | 5 recorders | Victor Eijkhout |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | treble instrument and 4 cellos | Bruno David |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | voice and guitar | Zach Hanquier |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | cello and keyboard | — |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | alto recorder | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | organ | Marc Boniteau |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | organ | Benjamin Righetti |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | piano | Ruoshi Sun |
| view | With Drooping Wings (No.38) | flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Farid Zehar |
| view | With Drooping Wings (No.38) | 4 bassoons | Farid Zehar |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Musical Antiquarian Society | 1841 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Novello | 1889 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Leverkusen: Pascal Kierdorf | 2016 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Dido's Lament (Act III) | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Novello | 1889 | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view Continuo (realized) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Metzler | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score (Solo, Choir, Continuo) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Novello | — | 36. Thy Hand, Belinda; 37. When I am Laid in Earth · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | 36. Thy Hand, Belinda; 37. When I am Laid in Earth · view |
| view | Complete | — | Musical Antiquarian Society | 1841 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | — | De Agostini | 1990 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Publisher not identified | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Schirmer | 1936 | Overture, Nos.12, 38, 32, 29 - Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Nos.36-38 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Suite · view Banish Sorrow · view Fear No Danger · view Cupid Only Throws the Dart · view To the Hills and the Vales · view In Our Deep Vaulted Cell · view Thanks to these Lonesome Vales · view Come Away Fellow Sailors · view Destruction's Our Delight · view Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire · view With Drooping Wings · view Engraving files (MusicXML, for MIDI) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Overture · view 11. To the Hills and the Vales; 12: The Triumphing Dance · view 28. Prelude, Song & Chorus: Come Away, Fellow Sailors · view 29. The Sailors' Dance · view 31. Destruction's Our Delight; 32. The Witches' Dance · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 clarinets and bass clarinet |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Overture · view 11. To the Hills and the Vales; 12: The Triumphing Dance · view 28. Prelude, Song & Chorus: Come Away, Fellow Sailors · view 31. Destruction's Our Delight; 32. The Witches' Dance · view 38. With Drooping Wings · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 trumpets and trombone |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Overture (tpt. in D, 2 tpts. in B) · view Overture (3 tpts. in B) · view 11. To the Hills and the Vales; 12: The Triumphing Dance · view 28. Prelude, Song & Chorus: Come Away, Fellow Sailors · view 29. The Sailors' Dance · view 31. Destruction's Our Delight; 32. The Witches' Dance · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harpsichord |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2005 | Dances from Act III · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute |
Hideo Kamioka | 2022 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 2 harpsichords |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fear No Danger (Act I, No.6) | Arrangement for strings |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fear No Danger (Act I, No.6) | Arrangement for 3 flutes 3 oboes 3 clarinets 3 bassoons |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score (Flutes) · view Complete Score (Oboes) · view Complete Score (Clarinets) · view Complete Score (Bassoons) · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for treble instrument and 4 cellos |
Bruno Lima | 2017 | Complete Score · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view Cello 3 · view Cello 4 · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for voice and guitar |
Zach Hanquier | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for cello and keyboard | — | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Vienna: Orfeo Mandozzi | 1993 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for alto recorder |
— | — | Complete Score of Vocal Line (with Lyrics for Reference) · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Finale 2008) · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for organ |
Benjamin Righetti | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Song: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, No.37) | Arrangement for piano |
Ruoshi Sun | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | With Drooping Wings (No.38) | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | With Drooping Wings (No.38) | Arrangement for 4 bassoons |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | New Trinity Baroque (performer) and Predrag Gosta (performer) | — | Thy Hand, Belinda... When I am laid... With drooping wings · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | For Organ (Moshkin) | Dido's lament · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | — | Thy Hand, Belinda ... When I Am Laid In Earth · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | 2. Banish Sorrow · file 7. Fear No Danger · file 9. Cupid Only Throws the Dart · file 12. To the Hills and the Vales · file 22. In Our Deep Vaulted Cell · file 25. Thanks to These Lonesome Vales · file 31. Come Away, Fellow Sailors · file 35. Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | 38. With Drooping Wings · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 5 Recorders (Eijkhout) | 37. When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 2 Keyboards (Gouin) | Overture · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For Organ (Boniteau) | Dido's Lament (Act III) · file |
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