11. Music and the Glorious Revolution

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface to the First Edition and an Explanation XI
4. Acknowledgments XIII
5. Preface to the Second, Revised Edition XVII
6. A Postscript to the First Edition XXXIII
7. Abbreviations XXXV
8. 1. The Purcells of Westminster 1
9. 2. Boyhood 17
10. 3. Apprenticeship 33
11. 4. Professional Debut 45
12. 5. Music and Restoration Politics 54
13. 6. Fantasia Year 70
14. 7. Tory Composer 86
15. 8. London's Music at the End of the Reign of Charles II 102
16. 9. Music and Theater in London (Part 1) 117
17. 10. Music Under James II and Mary of Modena 141
18. 11. Music and the Glorious Revolution 153
19. 12. Musical Life Under William and Mary 171
20. 13. A Royal Excursion Abroad 183
21. 14. Music and Theater in London (Part 2) 210
22. 15. Purcell as Composer for Church, Court, Concert Hall, and Theater 219
23. 16. The End of an Era 236
24. APPENDIX ONE. Documents 265
25. APPENDIX TWO. Henry Purcell's Origins: A Genealogical Puzzle 331
26. APPENDIX THREE. Iconography: Purcell Portraiture 349
27. Notes 389
28. Bibliography 427
29. Index 455