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Purcell, Henry

1659 - 1695 Baroque

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Purcell, Henry

Purcell 1659 - 1695

Born

1659

Died

1695

Era

Baroque

Nationality

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Catalogued

443

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443

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Abdelazer, Z.570

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Dido and Aeneas, Z.626

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The Fairy Queen, Z.629

Theatrical Works Baroque

Z. 2 hours 1a. First Music: Prelude 1b. First Music: Hornpipe 2a. Second Music: Air 2b. Second Music: Rondeau; *Act I 3. Overture 4a. Prelude to Come leave the Town 4b. Duet (soprano & bass): Come let us leave the Town Scene of the Drunken Poet 5a. Solos (sopranos & baritone): Fill up the bowl 5b. About him go 6. First Act Tune (Jig); *Act II 7a. Prelude to Come all ye songsters 7b. Solo (alto): Come all ye songsters 7c. Trio (alto, tenor & bass): May the God of Wit inspire 7d. Echo 7e. Chorus: Now join your warbling voices 7f. Solo (soprano) and Chorus: Sing while we trip it 8a. Song (soprano): See, even Night herself is here 8b. Song (bass): I am come to lock all fast 8c. Song (alto): One charming night 8d. Song (bass) and Chorus: Hush, no more, be silent 9. Dance for the Followers of Night 10. Second Act Tune (Air); *Act III 11a. Prelude to If love's a sweet passion 11b. Song (soprano): If love's a sweet passion 11c. Chorus: I press her hand gently 12. Overture - Symphony While the Swans Come Forward 13. Dance for the Fairies 14. Dance for the Green Men 15. Song (soprano): Ye gentle spirits of the air 16. Dialogue between Coridon and Mopsa (alto & bass): Now the maids and the men are making 17. Song (soprano): When I have often heard 18. Dance for the Haymakers 19. Song (alto) and Chorus: A thousand, thousand ways 20. Third Act Tune (Hornpipe); *Act IV 21. Symphony [*** - Canzona - Largo - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro] 22. Solo (soprano) & Chorus: Now the night is chas'd 23. Duet (altos): Let the fifes and the clarions 24. Entry of Phoebus 25a. Song (tenor): When a cruel long winter 25b. Chorus: Hail! Great parent 26. Song (soprano): Thus the ever grateful Spring 27a. Prelude to Here's the Summer, sprightly, gay 27b. Song (alto): Here's the Summer, sprightly, gay 28a. Prelude to See, see my many colour'd fields 28b. Song (tenor): See, see my many colour'd fields 29. Song (bass): Next, Winter comes slowly repeat 25b/Chorus: Hail! Great parent 30. Fourth Act Tune (Air); *Act V 31. Prelude 32. Epithalamium (soprano): Thrice happy lovers 33. Song (soprano): The plaint [O let me weep!] 34. Entry Dance 35. Symphony 36. Song (alto): Thus the gloomy world 37a. Symphony 37b. Solo (soprano) & Chorus: Thus happy and free 38. Song (alto): Yes, Xansi 39. Monkey's Dance 40. Song (soprano): Hark, how all things 41. Song (soprano) & Chorus: Hark! The ech'ing air 42a. Soli and Trio (2 sopranos & bass): Sure the dull God of Marriage 42b. Chorus: Hymen, appear! 43a. Prelude to See, I obey 43b. Solo (bass): See, I obey 43c. Duet (2 sopranos): Turn, turn, then, thine eyes 43d. Solo (bass): My torch indeed 43e. Trio (2 sopranos & bass) & Chorus: They shall be as happy 44. Chaconne - Dance for Chinese Man and Woman; *Appendix I 45. Chorus: May the God of Wit inspire; *Appendix II 46. Song (bass): Next, Winter comes slowly; *Appendix III 47. Entry Dance; *Appendix IV 48. Air [closely related to music in 44. Chaconne]

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