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==General Information== | |||
'''Title:''' ''A Collection of all the Choicest SONGS for One, Two and Three Voices Compos'd By Mr. Henry Purcell'' | |||
'''Composer:''' Henry Purcell<br> | |||
''' | {{PubDatePlace|1698|| }} and 1702 | ||
''' | |||
'''Description:''' | |||
Orpheus Britannicus is a collection of songs by Henry Purcell, published posthumously in London in two volumes, the first in 1698 and the second in 1702. | |||
' | The first publication of a section of Purcell's opera [[Dido and Aeneas]] was the air "Ah! Belinda" in Orpheus Britannicus, transposed up one step, from C to D. | ||
[[Benjamin Britten]], working with Peter Pears, realized and edited a number of songs from Orpheus Britannicus for both solo singer with piano and solo singer with orchestra. | |||
{{WikipediaLink2|Orpheus Britannicus}} | |||
== | ==Works available on CPDL== | ||
::''[[Come, ye Sons of Art, Z 323 (Henry Purcell)|Come, ye Sons of Art]]'' | |||
:1698, p. 6 ''[[If music be the food of love, Z 379 (Henry Purcell)|If Musick be the food of Love]]'' | |||
:1698, p. 45 ''[[For love ev'ry creature is form'd, Z 628/30a (Henry Purcell)|For Love ev'ry Creature is form'd]]'' | |||
:1698, p. 208 ''[[And in each track of glory, Z 333/5 (Henry Purcell)|And in each track of glory]]'' | |||
:1698, p. 227 ''[[Here the deities approve, Z 339/3 (Henry Purcell)|Here the deities approve]]'' | |||
:1702, p. 18 ''[[Hark! The echoing air a triumph sings, Z 629/48 (Henry Purcell)|Hark! The echoing air a triumph sings]]'' | |||
:1702, p. 46 ''[[What can we poor females do? Z 429 (Henry Purcell)|What can we poor Females do?]]'' | |||
:1706, p. 234 ''[[Nymphs and shepherds come away, Z 600/1 (Henry Purcell)|Nymphs and Shepherds come away]]'' | |||
:1706, p. 236 ''[[Shepherd, leave decoying, Z 628/16 (Henry Purcell)|Shepherd, leave decoying]]'' | |||
:1706, p. 256 ''[[Thou tun'st this world below, Z 328/6 (Henry Purcell)|Thou tun'st this World below]]'' | |||
{{ | ==Works at CPDL== | ||
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Revision as of 07:12, 14 June 2019
General Information
Title: A Collection of all the Choicest SONGS for One, Two and Three Voices Compos'd By Mr. Henry Purcell
Composer: Henry Purcell
Publication date and place: 1698 .
and 1702
Description:
Orpheus Britannicus is a collection of songs by Henry Purcell, published posthumously in London in two volumes, the first in 1698 and the second in 1702.
The first publication of a section of Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas was the air "Ah! Belinda" in Orpheus Britannicus, transposed up one step, from C to D.
Benjamin Britten, working with Peter Pears, realized and edited a number of songs from Orpheus Britannicus for both solo singer with piano and solo singer with orchestra.
- The above is an excerpt from Wikipedia. For the full article, click here.
Works available on CPDL
- 1698, p. 6 If Musick be the food of Love
- 1698, p. 45 For Love ev'ry Creature is form'd
- 1698, p. 208 And in each track of glory
- 1698, p. 227 Here the deities approve
- 1702, p. 18 Hark! The echoing air a triumph sings
- 1702, p. 46 What can we poor Females do?
- 1706, p. 234 Nymphs and Shepherds come away
- 1706, p. 236 Shepherd, leave decoying
- 1706, p. 256 Thou tun'st this World below
Works at CPDL
| Title | Year | Page | Genre | Subgenre | Vo. | Voices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| And in each track of glory, Z 333/5 | 1690 | 208 | Secular | Arias | 2 | Solo SB |
| For love ev'ry creature is form'd, Z 628/30a | 1691 | 45 | Secular | Arias | 2 | SB |
| Here the deities approve, Z 339/3 | 1683 | 227 | Secular | Arias | 1 | Solo Soprano |
| If music be the food of love, Z 379 | 1698 | 6 | Secular | Arias | 1 | Solo Soprano |