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Purcell, Henry
1659-1695
(b ?Westminster, London, ?10 Sept 1659; d Westminster, London, 21 Nov 1695). English
Orpheus Britannicus: Six Songs (arr. Britten)
solo soprano
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Realized & orchd by Benjamin Britten (1946).
Solo voice in all mvts with varying instrumentation as noted for each song.
Source of text: Nahum Tate (1 & 5a), John Dryden & Sir Robert Howard (2), Thomas D'Urfey (3), Nicholas Brady (4), Thomas Betterton & John Dryden (5b). Language: English
Solo voice in all mvts with varying instrumentation as noted for each song.
Source of text: Nahum Tate (1 & 5a), John Dryden & Sir Robert Howard (2), Thomas D'Urfey (3), Nicholas Brady (4), Thomas Betterton & John Dryden (5b). Language: English
1. Let sullen discord smile (str)
2. Why should men quarrel? (2fl, str[no db])
3. So when the glittering queen of the night (str)
4. Thou tun's this world (2ob, bn, str)
5a. 'Tis holiday (str)
5b. Sound, Fame, thy brazen trumpet (tp, str)
2. Why should men quarrel? (2fl, str[no db])
3. So when the glittering queen of the night (str)
4. Thou tun's this world (2ob, bn, str)
5a. 'Tis holiday (str)
5b. Sound, Fame, thy brazen trumpet (tp, str)