Henry Purcell Sheet Music for Orchestra

The opera “Dido and Aeneas”, a recount of the well-known story from Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid, has established itself as a favourite with the public. This is due to the skill of composer Henry Purcel...

A super-simple full orchestra setting of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges with doubling galore. Using mainly quarter and half notes, th...

“Hail! bright Cecilia, hail to thee. Great patroness of us and harmony!” – this exclamation opens the final chorus of Henry Purcell’s eponymous Ode to St. Cecilia from 1692. A paean to the power of mu...

This Ode is the last of six Purcell composed for the celebration of the birthday of Queen Mary, wife of William III. It was performed on 30th April, 1694 when the queen was 33 years old. She died in D...

Henry Purcell wrote several works in honour of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of church music. The best known of these works probably is Hail! Bright Cecilia (1692) the solo part of which was performed b...

Henry Purcell's only Opera proper, Dido and Aeneas is a magnificent example of English Baroque music, with lively dances and passionate aria sections that demonstrate Purcell's masterful compositional...

The opera "Dido and Aeneas", a retelling of the well-known story from Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid, has established itself as an audience favorite. It owes this to the skill of its composer Henry Purcel...

Purcell composed six of his finest odes to honour the birthdays of Queen Mary in successive years from 1689. Come, ye sons of art (1694) followed recent stage successes and contains some of the compos...

A super-simple full orchestra setting of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges with doubling galore. Using mainly quarter and half notes, th...

A super-simple full orchestra setting of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges with doubling galore. Using mainly quarter and half notes, th...

“Hail! bright Cecilia, hail to thee. Great patroness of us and harmony!” – this exclamation opens the final chorus of Henry Purcell’s eponymous Ode to St. Cecilia from 1692. A paean to the power of mu...

This Ode is the last of six Purcell composed for the celebration of the birthday of Queen Mary, wife of William III. It was performed on 30th April, 1694 when the queen was 33 years old. She died in D...

Henry Purcell wrote several works in honour of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of church music. The best known of these works probably is Hail! Bright Cecilia (1692) the solo part of which was performed b...

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F (or Eb), 2 Trumpets in Bb, 2 Trombones, Timpani Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola or Violin 3, Cello, Bass) This Rondeau,...

Full Score. Purcell Society Volume 8. Edited under the supervision of the Purcell Society by Peter Dennison.

edited by Colin Graham and Philip Ledger, Instrumentation: 2201 - 0000 - timp - strings

Full Score. Purcell Society Volume 2 paperback edition. Edited under the supervision of the Purcell Society by Ian Spink. Instrumental parts are available on hire from the publishers. Hardback edition...

Full Score. Purcell Society Volume 2 hardback edition. Edited under the supervision of the Purcell Society by Ian Spink. Instrumental parts are available on hire from the publishers. Paperback edition...

Full Score. Purcell Society Volume 9. Edited in 1900 by Frederick Bridge and John Pointer. Revised under the supervision of the Purcell Society by Margaret Laurie.

Full Score. Purcell Society Volume 11. Edited under the supervision of the Purcell Society by Bruce Wood. Vocal scores and instrumental parts of each of the three works in this volume are available on...