And in each track of glory, Z 333/5 (Henry Purcell)
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- Editor: William Long (submitted 2010-06-10). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 444 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: The song has been transposed from D minor, its key in Orpheus Britannicus, to C minor.
General Information
Title: And in each track of Glory
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: Soprano-Bass duo
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1690
2nd published: 1698 in Orpheus Britannicus (Henry Purcell), Book 1, p. 208
Description: Originally from Yorkshire Feast Song, this version is taken from Orpheus Britannicus.
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Original text and translations
English text
And in each track of Glory,
For their lov'd Country, or their Prince.
Princes that hate Rome's Tyranny,
And joyn the Nations right with their own Royalty;
None were more ready in distress to save,
None were more Loyal, none more brave.