Purcell - Dido and Aeneas: When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) (piano transcription)

Thank you Koen for the recommendation of this aria in passacaglia form. My transcription is based on the Calebe Barros edition and Les Éditions Outremontaises, both of which can be found on IMSLP.
Arpeggiation and octave doubling are at the performer's discretion.
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Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
37. "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament)
Arr.: Ruoshi Sun (2022)
Piano: Ruoshi Sun (2022)
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Score download imslp.org/wiki/Special:Revers...

[@sansespoir1809]

Thank you for this fabulous arrangement. The essence of the piece has been captured so cleverly, and it also highlights the fact that it is a great example of the Baroque 'Ground' or basso ostinato, a form that Purcell has used in many of his compositions.

[@junxy9503]

Cette aria me déchire le cœur

[@Lysandredemontespan]

Thank you very much, this was extremely helpful ! 🙏🏻 you have beautiful hands.

[@MasadaBaroque]

Unbearably sad and perfect. Thank you, Ruoshi.

[@musicloverlondon6070]

A lovely solo piano arrangement of this piece. Thank you for uploading this.

[@parthoroy9141]

Wonderful transcription 🎵 Just downloaded it from imslp - thank you 🙏

[@radnoll]

Very beautiful and contemplative - Thank you!

[@dalilsty]

thank you for the transcription!! this piece is majestic, always wanted to play it

[@henrykwieniawski7233]

Beautiful transcription and performance!! Bravo!!

[@danielpugnotti9154]

Très bon pour une étude d'analyse écriture de basse obstinée. Merci

[@afroinvest3269]

Beautiful

[@liliguo3680]

👍Good job Ruoshi!

[@doctorstrange2736]

Fantastic. Flawaless. Ruoshi could you please make a video explicating your transcription process? Do you proceed by ear or do you use software to analyse the score? A video would be amazing. Thanks so much. Lovely as always. Your piano is very sonorous.

[@RuoshiSun]

Thank you for the suggestion! I'll think about it. To answer your question, I analyze it manually and use LilyPond for typesetting.

[@borisbonillo828]

Beautiful arrangement! Would you happen to have a MIDI version of it?

[@RuoshiSun]

Unfortunately I don't have one. I usually post a MIDI version if it's too difficult for me to play.

[@oaristes]

Do you play the major third in the last chord or is it an overtone that is sounding?!

[@RuoshiSun]

I didn't play the third in the last chord.

[@anavictorianormie]

I'm trying to contact you regarding usage of your recording, but I can't find an email in your site and no social media links in your channel. Is there any email address I can reach out to you?

[@RuoshiSun]

Thanks for your interest! I've added your question to my FAQ in the channel description: If this is not for profit, you don't have to contact me for permission (although I'd appreciate a notification). Just include a reference, e.g. "Music by Ruoshi Sun (YYYY) (link to video)." Otherwise scroll down (i.e. in the channel description) and click "view email address" to contact me. The email address is hidden on all channels so we don't get spammed.