Baroque · 1689
When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
H. PurcellZ. 626
- Key
- Gm
- Time
- 3/2
- Tempo
- ♩=60
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Aria from Dido and Aeneas. Ground-bass aria with descending chromatic tetrachord.
Teaching points
- Ground-bass form
- Chromatic tetrachord = grief emblem
- AO3: lament topic comparison
CPDL + IMSLP, public domain.