{"product_id":"purcell-william-hayman-cummings-9781904799443","title":"Purcell","description":"William Cummings's highly regarded biography of has been revised and reset to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Henry Purcell, one of the greatest English composers of all time. Few other composers can boast the originality or the range which Purcell displayed - from sacred music, to airs, to tavern songs and the first great English opera, Dido and  neas. As well as following Purcell's life and career, the book provides appendices on Purcell's family, the organists, choirmasters and copyists of Westminster Abbey, and a list of important dates in the composer's life. William H. Cummings was Principal of the Guildhall School of Music, London, and a noted music historian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Hayman Cummings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1904799442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904799443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiger of the Stripe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.37d","brand":"William Hayman Cummings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437123875071,"sku":"9781904799443","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d846b0d5-6f44-4e4d-a012-78296ba27b6c.jpg?v=1777160024","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/purcell-william-hayman-cummings-9781904799443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}