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Henry Purcell

Life

Born: 10 September 1659

Died: 21 November 1695

Biography

The entry in Cathedral Music, Volume 2 (William Boyce) reads:

"Henry Purcell, was one of the Children of the Chapel Royal, and became Organist of the same in 1682. He was also Organist of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster, which Place he resigned in 1693.

He died in 1695, aged 37, and was buried in the North Isle of the said Church. On the Stone erected to his Memory is inscribed

Here lies Henry Purcell, Esq; who left this Place, and is gone to that Blessed Place where only his Harmony can be exceeded.

And on his Grave-stone, as follows:

Applaud so great a Guest Celestial Pow'rs, / Who now resides with you, but once was ours:

Yet let invidious Earth no more reclaim / Her short-liv'd Fav'rite, and her chiefest Fame,

Complaining that so prematurely dy'd / Good Nature's Pleasure, and Devotion's Pride,

Dy'd! No, he lives while yonder Organs sound, / And sacred Echoes to the Choir rebound.

The Poet Dryden wrote an Elegy on his Death, which was set to Music by Dr. John Blow, who had been his Master. He appears to have possessed a Genius superior to any of his Predecessors, together with a depth of Musical Knowledge not inferior to the most learned of them. His Talents were not confined to any particular Manner or Stile of Composition, for he was equally excellent in every thing he attempted; and it is doing but common Justice to his Memory to acknowledge, that his Works, in general, affect more powerfully, than those of almost any other Author."

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List of choral works

For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Henry Purcell compositions

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Sacred works

Morning canticles

Morning canticles in B flat
- Te Deum
- Benedictus
- Benedicite omnia opera
- Jubilate Deo
Te Deum and Jubilate in D, Z 232 (3 editions available)

Evening canticles

Evening canticles in B flat
- Magnificant & Nunc dimittis (2 editions available)
- Cantate Domino
- Deus Misereatur
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor, Z 231 (2 editions available)

Services

Communion service in B flat
- Kyrie
- Creed
Funeral Music for Queen Mary, Z 860 (3 editions available)

Anthems (English)

Awake, put on thy strength, Z 1
Behold, I bring you glad tidings, Z 2
Behold now, praise the Lord, Z 3
Be merciful unto me, Z 4
Blessed are they that fear the Lord, Z 5
Blessed be the Lord my strength, Z 6
Blessed is he that considereth the poor, Z 7 ( Capella )
Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, Z 8
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, Z 9
Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z 10 ( )
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, Z 11
Declare his honour (part of O sing unto the Lord, Z 44) (2 editions available)
Give sentence with me, O Lord, Z 12
Hear me, O Lord, and that soon
- a 4, Z 13a
- a 5, Z 13b
Hear my prayer, O God, Z 14
Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z 15 (4 editions available)
If the Lord himself, ZN 66
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, Z 16
In the midst of life
- Z 17a, SATB (SATB)
- Z 17b, ATB (SATB)
It is a good thing to give thanks, Z 18
I was glad
- I was glad (full anthem) (3 editions available)
- Z 19, SATB with strings ( Capella )
I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, Z 20
I will give thanks unto the Lord, Z 21
I will love thee, O Lord, ZN 67
I will sing unto the Lord, Z 22
In God's word will I rejoice (2 editions available) an excerpt from Be merciful unto me, Z 4
Let God arise, Z 23
Let mine eyes run down with tears, Z 24
Lord, how long wilt Thou be angry, Z 25 (3 editions available)
Lord, who can tell how oft he offendeth? Z 26
Man that is born of a woman, Z 27
My beloved spake, Z 28
My heart is fixed, O God, Z 29

My heart is inditing, Z 30
My song shall be alway, Z 31 ( Capella )
O consider my adversity , Z 32
O give thanks unto the Lord, Z 33 ( Capella )
O God, the King of glory, Z 34 (2 editions available)
O God, they that love thy name, ZD 4
O God, thou art my God, Z 35
O God, thou hast cast us out, Z 36
O Lord God of Hosts, Z 37
O Lord, grant the King a long life, Z 38
O Lord, our governor, Z 39
O Lord, rebuke me not, Z 40
O Lord, Thou art my God, Z 41
O praise God in his holiness, Z 42
O praise the Lord, all ye heathen, Z 43
O sing unto the Lord, Z 44 ( ) Sibelius )
Out of the deep have I called, Z 45
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, Z 46
Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, Z 47
Praise the Lord, O my soul, O Lord my God, Z 48
Rejoice in the Lord alway, Z 49 ( )
Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50 (2 editions available)
Save me, O God, Z 51
Sing unto God, Z 52
The Lord is king, be the people never so impatient, Z 53
The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof, Z 54
The Lord is my light, Z 55
The way of God is an undefiled way, Z 56
They that go down to the sea, Z 57 ( Capella )
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
- Z 58a
- Z 58b
- Z 58c (Full anthem)
Thy righteousness, O God, is very high, Z 59
Thy way, O God, is holy, Z 60 ( Capella )
Thy word is a lantern, Z 61 (2 editions available)
Turn thou us, O good Lord, Z 62
Unto Thee will I cry, Z 63
Who hath believed our report? Z 64
Why do the heathen so furiously rage together? Z 65

Dido's Lament and Chorus ( ) PDFs and Midis available

King Arthur, Z 628 (2 editions available)

Secular works

10 catches ( Finale 2002 )
Bacchus is a pow'r divine ( )
Britons, strike home! ( )
A Catch in the Play of the Knights of Malta ( LilyPond )
A Catch by way of an Epistle ( LilyPond )
Come, ye Sons of Art, birthday ode for Queen Mary (1694), Z 323 (multiple editions available)
Down with Bacchus ( )
Fairest Isle (King Arthur) (4 editions available)
Fie, nay, prithee John ( )
Five Reasons ( )
The Glass was just timed ( )
He that drinks is immortal ( )
Here's a health ( )

Hush, no more ( )
I attempt from love's sickness to fly (2 editions available)
I gave her cakes and I gave her ale ( )
If Love's a Sweet Passion (2 editions available)
If music be the food of love, Z 379 ( ) (3 editions available)
In these delightful pleasant Groves ( )
The Mavis (3 editions available)
Of all the instruments ( )
An Old Epitaph ( )
A serenading song, Z 510 ( Finale 2000 )
Tis women ( )
Tom the Taylor ( LilyPond )
Upon the Viol, a Catch ( LilyPond )
Welcome to All the Pleasures, Ode to St. Cecilia (1683), Z 339 ( ) - Choral score also available
What shall I do to show ( )
Wine in a morning ( )

List of solo vocal works

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And in each track of glory, Z 333/5 ( )
Bacchus is a pow'r divine, Z 360 ( )
The bashful Thames, Z 333/3 ( )
Celia has a thousand charms, Z 609 ( )
Charon the peacefull shade invites, Z 627/6 ( )
Crown the altar, deck the shrine, Z 321/6 ( )
5 Duets from Orpheus Britannicus link to external site removed due to copyright concerns

Sound the trumpet
Lost is my quiet forever, Z 502 ( Sibelius 6 )
What can we poor females do?
No, resistance is but vain
Shepherd, leave decoying

For Love ev'ry Creature is form'd ( )
Hark! each tree its silence breaks, Z 328/3 ( )
Hark! The echoing air a triumph sings ( )
Hark! how the songsters of the grove, Z 632/2 ( )
Hence! Hence! Hence with your trifling deity, Z 632/5 ( )
Here the deities approve, Z 339/3 ( )
I loved fair Celia, Z 381 ( )
I see she flies me, Z 573 ( )
In vain the amorous flute, Z 328/10 (2 editions available)
Let all mankind the pleasure share, Z 627/8 ( )
Let us dance, let us sing, Z 627/App3 ( )
Love arms himself in Celia's eyes, Z 392 ( )

Love quickly is pall'd, Z 632/11 ( )
Love thou art best of human joys, Z 596/1 ( )
Music for a while, Z 583/2 (2 editions available)
Next winter comes slowly, Z 629/36 ( Finale 2006 )
Nymphs and shepherds come away, Z 600/1 ( )
O let me weep, Z 629/40 ( )
O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406 ( )
Return fond muse, Z 321/12 ( )
Shepherd, leave decoying, Z 628/16 ( )
Since the toils and hazards of war, Z 627/13b ( )
Sing, sing, ye druids, Z 574/13 ( )
Sound trumpet sound, beat ev'ry drum ( )
Strike the viol (multiple editions available)
Sweeter than roses (2 editions available)
They shall be happy ( )
This poet sings the Trojan wars (Anacreon's Defeat), Z 423 ( )
To Arms, your Ensigns straight Display ( )
Thou tun'st this World below ( )
Turn then thine Eyes ( )
We the Spirits of the Air ( )
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

Biography on HOASM
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

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