P Purcell, Henry 1659 - 1695 · Baroque

The Old Bachelor, Z.607

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Baroque Theatrical Works Incidental music 11 minutes

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Composed

1691?

First published

1697 (excerpts)

Period

Baroque

Catalogue

Z.

Dedication

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Movements

11

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11 movements: 1. Overture. [Grave] - [Canzona] - [Adagio] 2. Hornpipe 3. Slow Air 4. Hornpipe 5. Rondeau 6. Minuet 7. Boree 8. March 9. Jig; Act II 10. Song (soprano): Thus to a ripe, consenting maid; Act III 11. Two-Part Song (tenor? & bass): As Amoret and Thirsis lay

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