Song of the Fairy Queen

Song of the Fairy Queen
Author: Valerie Douglas
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 144218521X

It's said of Fairy that if you're in dire need and you call their name they'll come. With his castle under siege and young son in his arms, High King Oryan couldn't be in more dire need. With only his High Marshal, Morgan, and a handful of Morgan's men at his back, he has only one direction left to run...up. And only one ally to whom he can turn. Kyriay, the Queen of the Fairy.

The Fairy Queen, A Semi-Opera in Five Acts

The Fairy Queen, A Semi-Opera in Five Acts
Author: Henry Purcell
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1999-08-26
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457484834

"The Fairy Queen" was first performed in 1692, and was repeated in the following year. For the revival in 1693 Purcell added all the music of Act I., and the two songs, "Ye gentle spirits of the air" (No. 24) and "The Plaint" (No. 43). The Opera was adapted from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but Purcell did not set a single line of Shakespeare's play to music. The play was considerably curtailed, many lines altered, and some Scenes rearranged; in this mutilated version it was acted, not sung. At the end of each Act some pretext is found for introducing a musical entertainment which has little or nothing to do with the play. Purcell's music, composed towards the end of his short career, includes some of his best work, and shows strong Italian influence.

The Ancient Music of Ireland

The Ancient Music of Ireland
Author: Edward Bunting
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780486413761

This invaluable collection of Irish song is enriched by a 100-page preface and followed by 151 Irish airs arranged for piano, with songs' Irish names, authors, and dates of composition.