It is a well-known fact that I love a good ground bass, and Purcell’s are among the best. Here’s a *really* excellent one: the unprepossessingly-named Curtain Tune from the music for Timon of Athens.
I wish I could convey to you (if you are a person that does not already share my affinity with ground basses) what joy there is in experiencing how the composer solves the problems posed by the constraints they have willingly placed on themself — that there is a phrase that constantly repeats.
Purcell is the greatest. Enjoy.









