I plan to
re-watch one of my favorite films this weekend: the 2005 Joe Wright version of Pride and Prejudice. In addition to its
score by film composer Dario Marianelli, there is a scene where Elizabeth and
Mr. Darcy dance to Marianelli’s arrangement of Henry Purcell’s Abdelazar Suite: Rondo. Compare his
arrangement, titled “A Letter to Henry Purcell,” with a performance of the
original.
