Henry Purcell

Orchestration: 2 Descant/Treble Recorders Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola or Violin 3, Cello/Double Bass) Piano [continuo] The continuo part is not essential providing the string parts are complete...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, Viola, Cello, Bass This arrangement by W. Gillies Whittaker with bowing revised by Mary G. Whittaker, is based on the original 1697 edition of Sonata VI of...

Orchestration: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass Trumpet in C Timpani The Indian Queen was a play by Sir Robert Howard and John Dryden, first performed in 1664. In 1695 the play was expanded with...

Based on Purcell's Come, Ye Sons of Art, An English Ode is set in D major with strong lines for each part and minimal chromatics, making it an ideal ensemble teaching piece for developing groups. ?¬ R...

Baroque composer Henry Purcell (1659-1695) wrote incidental music for the play ABDELAZER, OR THE MOOR'S REVENGE by Aphra Behn in 1695. While the play, first performed on or before July 3, 1676, floppe...

Baroque composer Henry Purcell (1659-1695) wrote incidental music for the play ABDELAZER, OR THE MOOR'S REVENGE by Aphra Behn in 1695. While the play, first performed on or before July 3, 1676, floppe...

This adaptation of a piece originally written by Henry Purcell in the 17th century is a marvelous addition to the concert literature for string orchestras of today. Playable entirely in first position...

This adaptation of a piece originally written by Henry Purcell in the 17th century is a marvelous addition to the concert literature for string orchestras of today. Playable entirely in first position...

The most well-known aria from English Purcell's (1659-1695) three-act tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, Dido's Lament (also "When I am laid in Earth") is sung by the title character near the end of the op...

The most well-known aria from English Purcell's (1659-1695) three-act tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, Dido's Lament (also "When I am laid in Earth") is sung by the title character near the end of the op...

As is known from Purcell's catalog of works, he wrote incidental music for a number of contemporary dramas. Some of these are vocal scenes, but most are sequences of short instrumental pieces: Overtur...

Wie aus dem Werkverzeichnis Purcells bekannt ist, hat er zu einer Reihe zeitgenössischer Dramen Bühnenmusiken geschrieben. Zum Teil handelt es sich um Gesangsszenen, hauptsächlich aber um Folgen kurze...

Strings parts for Overture in d minor from Fantazias and Miscellaneous Instrumental Music.

Strings parts for Overture in g from Fantazias and Miscellaneous Instrumental Music.

Strings parts for Overture in g minor from Fantazias and Miscellaneous Instrumental Music.

This is an excellent showcase for string players! The Grave (about 1:20) lets your players show their slow, esspresivo side in a doleful D minor. The F major Finale is a lilting 3/8 jig that is easy t...