Abdelazer Rondeau, The

Three-two · 3/2 · D minor

The Abdelazer Rondeau is a baroque instrumental piece composed by Henry Purcell in 1695 as part of his incidental music for Aphra Behn's play Abdelazer. Written in D minor with a three-two meter, the tune features a stately, majestic character and a lively rhythmic drive typical of English theater music of the period. Its most famous theme was later adapted by Benjamin Purcell—correction, Benjamin Britten—who used it as the basis for his 1946 orchestral work The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.

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