Adams, Martin (Nombre de persona)

Martin Adams, Henry Purcell: The Origins and Development of His Musical Style. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995, xii + 388 pp. Martin Adams studied at Southampton University, and for a number of years was active as a composer and arranger of theatre music, and as a conductor of amateur and semi-professional choirs and orchestras. For three years he lectured at Leeds University, and in 1979 moved to Trinity College Dublin. His research interests lie in English music of the 17th century (mainly Purcell) and the late-19th/early-20th centuries (mainly Elgar, on whose music he has written several analytical papers). His Henry Purcell: the Origins and Development of His Musical Style (Cambridge, 1995), a detailed analytical study of that composer's compositional practice, has just become available in paperback. He is currently working on a book exploring the cultural roots of English dramatic opera. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/early-music-history/article/abs/martin-adams-henry-purcell-the-origins-and-development-of-his-musical-style-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-1995-xii-388-pp/D5DF53ED8098739CEC54688D7A88D270 https://www.tcd.ie/research/profiles/?profile=madams