Henry Purcell

1659–1695

A useful website: PurcellsWorks channel at youtube.com.

Purcell Z.328 Ode to St. Cecilia
@Wikipedia; Text; view playlist
Andrew Parrott conducts the Taverner Consort and Players:

Video:

1. 0:22 I. Symphony
   10:10 II. Hail, bright Cecilia! (Recitative & [10:38] Chorus)
2. 0:10 III. Hark! hark! each tree
   4:10 IV. ’Tis Nature's voice
   7:38 V. Soul of the world
3. 0:10 VI. Thou tun’st this world below
   6:00 VII. With that sublime celestial lay
   8:40 VIII. Voluntary (in D minor) - [12:25] Wondrous machine!
4. 0:10 IX. The airy violin
   1:40 X. In vain the am’rous flute
   7:42 XI. The fife and all the harmony of war [****]
   10:54 XII. Let these amongst themselves contest
5. 0:10 XIII. Hail! Bright Cecilia
   1:16 Who, whilst among the Choir above
   2:25 XIV. With rapture of delight
   3:20 Hail! Bright Cecilia

The above is really a gorgeous work and performance.
I would love to see a video of it.
Appended after the Parrott performance is one by
Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh.

Ode to St. Cecilia
Choir of New College, Oxford
King’s Consort, Robert King, director
1h17m (includes “Who can from my joy refrain?”)




Video:

1. 0:30 I. Symphony: Largo - Allegro - Adagio
   4:15 II. Ritornello, Verse & Chorus: Come Ye Sons of Art [****]
   6:00 III. Verse: Sound the Trumpet [****]
   8:26 IV. Ritornello & Chorus: Come Ye Sons of Art
   9:40 V. Verse & Ritornello: Strike the Viol
2. 0:14 VI. Verse & [1:32] Chorus: The Day That Such A Blessing
   3:00 VII. Verse: Bid The Virtues
   6:00 VIII. Verse: These Are The Sacred Charms
   7:30 IX. Verse & [8:48] Chorus: See Nature, Rejoicing

Purcell Z 860 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary

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01 - Church Music by PurcellsWorks
02 - Devotional Works by PurcellsWorks
03 - Catches by PurcellsWorks
04 - Odes by PurcellsWorks
04 - Odes by PurcellsWorks