Henry Purcell

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Henry Purcell

Life

Born: 10 September 1659

Died: 21 November 1695

Biography

View the Wikipedia article on Henry Purcell.

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List of choral works

• 10 catches   (   Finale-2002 )
• Alleluia   3 editions available
• An Evening Hymn   (  )
• Anacreon's Defeat   (  )
• Britons, strike home!   (   )
• A Catch in the Play of the Knights of Malta   (   LilyPond )
• A Catch by way of an Epistle   (   LilyPond )
• Celia Has a Thousand Charms   (  )
• Come, ye Sons of Art, birthday ode for Queen Mary (1694), Z 323   multiple editions available

• Declare His Honor   (   Sibelius 4 )

• Dido and Aeneas, Z 626 Opera (1689)

• Down with Bacchus   (  )
• Fairest isle   (   )
• Fairest Isle (King Arthur)   (  )
• Fie, nay, prithee John   (  )
• Five Reasons   (  )
• Funeral Music for Queen Mary
  • Choral Score - 2 editions available
  • Canzona (   Encore )

• Glass was just timed, The   (  )
• He that drinks is immortal   (  )
• Hear My Prayer - 3 editions available
• Here's a health   (  )
• Hush, no more   (  )
• I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly   (   Encore )
• I gave her cakes and I gave her ale   (  )
• I Lov'd Fair Celia   (  )
• I was glad   (   Sibelius 4  )  
• I Will Give Thanks Unto Thee   (    MIDI  )
• If Love's a Sweet Passion - 2 editions available
• If Music be the Food of Love   (  )
• In God's Word Will I Rejoice   (   Sibelius 2 )
• I See She Flies Me   (     )
• In the Midst of Life   (  )
• Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei, Z.135    2 editions available
• Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us   (    MIDI  )
• Lord, How Long Wilt Thou Be Angry   2 editions available
• Lord, Not to Us   (   Sibelius 2 )
• Love Arms Himself in Celia's Eyes   (     )
• The Mavis   2 editions available
• Nunc Dimittis   (    )
• O God, Thou Art My God   (   Sibelius )
• O sing unto the Lord   (   Sibelius )
• Old Epitaph, An   (  )
• Rejoice in the Lord alway   (  )
• Sweeter Than Roses   (     )
• Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts   (   Finale 1998 )
• Tis women   (  )
• Tom the Taylor   (   Lilypond )
• Upon the Viol, a Catch   (   LilyPond )
• What shall I do to show   (  )
• Wine in a morning   (  )

List of solo vocal works

• The bashful Thames   (  )
• Charon the peacefull Shade invites   (  )
• 5 Duets from Orpheus Britannicus   link to external site removed due to copyright concerns

1. Sound the trumpet
2. Lost is my quiet
3. What can we poor females do?
4. No, resistance is but vain
5. Shepherd, leave decoying

• Hark! each Tree its silence breaks   (  )
• Hark! how the songsters of the grove   (  )
• Hence! Hence! Hence with your trifling deity   (  )
• In vain the amorous flute   2 editions available
• Let all Mankind the Pleasure share   (  )
• Love Quickly is Pall'd   (   )
• Love thou art best of Humane Joys   (  )
• Musick for a While   (  )
• Next winter comes slowly   (   Finale 2006 )
• Nymphs and Shepherds come away   (  )
• O let me weep   (  )
• Return fond Muse   (  )
• Serenading Song, A   (   Finale 2000 ) full score and parts available
• Shepherd Leave Decoying   (  )
• Since the toils and hazards of war   (  )
• Sing, sing, ye Druids   (  )
• Sound the Trumpet   multiple editions available
• Strike the Viol   multiple editions available
• They shall be happy   (  )
• Turn then thine Eyes   (  )
• What a sad Fate    (  )
• What can we poor Females do   (  )
• When the Cock begins to Crow   (  )
• Why should men quarrel   (  )

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External links

• The Last Renaissance Man - Fiction novel, based on Purcell's life
• Purcell on the Chainki wiki of links
• A scan of the original engraving of "Tis Nature's Voice" (PDF)
• A scan of the original engraving of "A song sung by the girl in The Tempest" (PDF)
• Complete list of works
• Another reference for works