P Purcell, Henry 1659 - 1695 · Baroque

Circe, Z.575

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Baroque 30 minutes; Act I 1. Solo (bass) & Chorus: We must assemble by a sacrifice 2a. Recitatives (tenor & bass): Their necessary aid you use 2b. Air (alto) & Chorus: The air with music gently wound 3a. Solo (tenor): Come every demon 3b. Solo (tenor) & Chorus: Circe, the daughter of the Sun 4a. Solo (soprano): Lovers, who to their first embraces go 4b. Solo (alto): Behold, quick as thy thought 4c. Chorus: Great minister of Fate 5. Magician's Dance 6. Solo (bass): Pluto, arise!

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Composed

1690

First published

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Period

Baroque

Catalogue

Z.

Dedication

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Movements

6

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