The Purcell Collection – Realizations by Benjamin Britten
45 Songs Medium/Low Voice
by Henry Purcell
Medium Voice - Sheet Music

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Medium/Low Voice Medium/Low Voice; Piano Accompaniment

SKU: HL.48019096

45 Songs Medium/Low Voice. Composed by Henry Purcell. Edited by Richard Walters. Arranged by Benjamin Britten. Boosey & Hawkes Voice. Classical. Softcover. 260 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051933778. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48019096).

ISBN 9781423418160. UPC: 884088017453. 9.0x12.0x0.604 inches.

Most of the distinctive Purcell realizations by Benjamin Britten, vocal parts edited by Peter Pears, have been out of print for sone years. This new edition collects 49 selections for high voice and 45 selections for medium/low voice. Includes 9 songs from Harmonia Sacra, 24 solo songs and six duets from Orpheus Britannicus, “The Queen's Epicedium,” and selections from Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen. Contents: Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment • Alleluia • The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation • But ere we this perform • Dialogue of Corydon and Mopsa • Evening Hymn • Fairest Isle • Fear no danger to ensue • Hark the ech'ing air! • How blest are shepherds • I attempt from love's sickness to fly • I spy Celia • I take no pleasure • I'll sail upon the Dog-star • If music be the food of love (1st version) • If music be the food of love (3rd version) • In the black dismal dungeon of despair • Job's Curse • Let sullen discord smile • Lord, what is man • Lost is my quiet • Mad Bess • Man is for the woman made • A Morning Hymn • Music for a while • No, resistance is but vain • Not all my torments • On the brow of Richmond Hill • Pious Celinda • The Queen's Epicedium • Saul and the Witch at Endor • Shepherd, leave decoying • So when the glittering Queen of Night • sound Fame the brazen trumpet • Sound the trumpet • Sweeter than roses • Take not a woman's anger ill • There's not a swain of the plain • Thou tun'st this world • 'Tis holiday • Turn then thine eyes • We sing to him • What can we poor females do? • When I am laid in earth • Why should men quarrel?

  • Alleluia
  • Evening Hymn
  • Take Not A Woman's Anger Ill
  • Fairest Isle
  • Turn Then Thine Eyes
  • Music for A While
  • Pious Celinda
  • On the Brow of Richmond Hill
  • Mad Bess
  • Man Is for the Woman Made
  • Sound The Trumpet
  • Lost is My Quiet
  • When I Am Laid In Earth
  • The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
  • Job's Curse
  • Saul and the Witch at Endor
  • Lord, what is man
  • We Sing To Him
  • A Morning Hymn
  • In the black dismal dungeon of despair
  • The Queen's Epicedium
  • I Attempt from Love's Sickness
  • I take no pleasure
  • Hark the ech'ing air
  • How blest are shepherds
  • If music be the food of love (3rd version)
  • I'll sail upon the Dog-star
  • If music be the food of love (1st version)
  • There's not a swain of the plain
  • Not all my torments
  • Sweeter than roses
  • I spy Celia
  • What can we poor females do?
  • No, Resistance Is But Vain
  • Shepherd, leave decoying
  • Let sullen discord smile
  • Why should men quarrel?
  • So when the glittering Queen of Night
  • Thou tun'st this world
  • 'Tis holiday
  • Sound fame thy brazen trumpet
  • Ah, Belinda! I am prest with torment
  • Fear no danger to ensue
  • But ere we this perform
  • Dialogue of Corydon and Mopsa