Orpheus Britannicus [music] / Henry Purcell

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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
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MUS m 780.8 MON
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New York : Broude Bros., [1965]
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HENRY PURCEL ORPHEUS BRITANNICUS 1
NOTE 2
[Chapter heading not available] 4
To the Honourable, The Lady HOWARD. 5
Dedication. 6
Bookfeller to the Reader. 7
An ODE on the Death of Mr. Henry 8
Another Ode on the same occasion. 8
Lamentation for the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell. Sett to Musick by his Brother, Mr. Daniel Purcell. 8
An Ode for the Consort at York-Buildings, upon the Death of Mr. Purcell. By J. Talbot, Fellow of Trinity College in Cambridge. I. 9
following Lines wen design'd for Mr. Purcell's Monument; which being supply'd by a better Hand, the Author of this Inscription, in Generation to the Memory of that Great Master, prefixes it to his Golden Remains. 9
To the Memory of his much lamented Friend 10
To the Memory of my Dear Friend 10
Table of the SONGS. 11
BOOKS Printed for and Sold by Henry Playford at the Temple-Change in Fleetftreet. 12
Song in the Rival-Sisters. 13
Song in Tyrannick Love, or the Royal Martyr. 15
Song on Mrs. Bracegirdle's Singing (I Burn &c.) In the Second part of Don-Quixote. 16
Song, in Timon of Athens. 21
Song in the Indian Emperor. 22
Song on a Ground, the Words by Sir George Etbridge. 24
Seranading SONG. 26
Conjurers Song in the 3d. A&t of the Indian-Queen. 37
Song with Hautboys. 40
Two Part SONG in King Arthur. 47
Two Part SONG, in Epsome-Wells. 49
Two Part SONG 51
Two Part SONG. 54
Two Part SONG, 57
Two Part SONG. 59
DIALOGUE in King Arthur. 64
Two Part SONG, the Words by Mr. Cowley, 69
DIALOGUE in the Prophetess. 74
CHORUS. 77
Thraldom, the Words by Mr. Cowley. 79
SONG in the Double-Dealer. 82
An Elegy on the Death of Mr. John playford. Words by Mr. Tate. 84
SONG in the 3d. A&t of the Prophetess. 88
SONG in the Tempest, Sung by Mis Cross. 91
Rich RIVAL. Words out of Cowley. 93
SONG in King Arthur. 95
SONG in Bonduca, Sung by Miss Crofs. 96
Sweeter than Roses, a single SONG. 98
SONG Sung by Jemmy Bowen, at the opening the Old Play-house. 100
This was the last Song that Mr. Furcell Sett, it being in his Sickness. 102
Song on a Ground, the Words by Madam Phillips. 107
Sighs for our late Sovereign King Charles the Second. 110
SONG in Henry the Second5 Sung by Mrs. Dyer. 114
Two Part SONG. 116
Come let us leave the Town, a two Part SONG. 120
Two Part SONG. 122
Two Part SONG. The Words by Mr. Congreve. 124
SONG Sung before the Queen on Her Birth Day. 129
ANACREON’S Defeat. 131
SONG in the 4th. A&t of the Fool's Preferment. 134
SONG upon a Ground. 136
BESS of BEDLAM. 138
fingle SONG, the Words by Mr. Motteux. 141
Love Arms himself, a single SONG. 143
last SONG Mr. Henry Purcell Sett before his Sickness. 145
SONG, Sung in the Play call'd, The Masfacre in Paris. 147
Two Part SONG. 149
SONG, Sung at the Knighting of Don-Quixote, in the 2d. A&t. 153
Dialogue in Tyrannick Love, or the Royal Martyr. 160
Two Part SONG. 167
Two Part SONG, in King Arthur. 171
Let Heztor, Achilles, a two Part SONG. 174
What a fad Fate, a two Part SONG. 177
Dialogue in the 4th, A[?]t of the 2d. Part of Don-Quixote. 180
Bacchus is a Pow'r divine a single SONG. 186
’Tis Nature s Voice, a fingle SONG. 189
Ah me too many Deaths, a single SONG by Mr. F Crown. 191
Fly swift ye Hours, a single SONG. 193
STORM, a fingle SONG. 197
Strike the Viol, touch the Lute, a fingle SONG. 201
SONG in the Prophetess, or the History of Dioclesian. 202
SONG in the Married Beau. 203
Ah! ah! ah! Belinda, a single SONG. 205
0, 0 let me Weep! a Two Part SONG. 206
Two Part SONG, the Words by Mr. Henly. 211
Let Cæfar and Urania live, a Two Part SONG. 215
Were I to choose the greatest Blifs, a Two Part SONG. 218
And in each track of Glory, a Two Part SONG. 220
Neftor who did, a Two Part SONG. 222
For folded Flocks, a Three Part SONG. 225
Dialogue in Oroonoko, Sung by the Boy and Girl. 228
Love thou can'nt hear, a single SONG. Words by Sir Robert Howard. 231
See how the fading Glories, a fingle SONG 235
I attempt from Love’s fickess, a fingle SONG. 238
Here the Deities approve, a single SONG. 239
Two Part SONG. 240
Dialogue in the Richmond Heiress, Sung by Mr. Reading, and Mrs. Ayliff 249
Two Part SONG. 255
MONUMENTS of MUSIC and MUSIC LITERATURE IN FACSIMILE 262
HENRY PURCEL ORPHEUS BRITANNICUS 263
NOTE 264
[Chapter heading not available] 267
To the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Hallifax, Auditor of His Majesties Exchequer, &C. 268
Bookfeller to the READER. 269
On the DEATH of the late Famous Mr. HENRT PURCELL, Author of the First and Second Books of Orpheus Britannicus. 270
To Mr. Henry Playford, on his Publisbing the Second Part of Orpheus Britannicus. 271
To my Friend, Mr. Henry Play ford, on his Publication of Mr. Henry Purcell'S Orpheus Britannicus; Which is now renderd Compleat, by the addition of this Second Book. 271
BOOKS lately Printed, and Re-printed, for Henry Playford, at his Shop in the Temple-Change Fleet-street. 272
[Chapter heading not available] 273
Table of the SONGS Contain’d in this BOOK. 273
ORPHEUS BRITANNICUS. The Second BOOK. (Crown the Tear.) A fingle SONG. 274
An EPITHALAMIUM. 275
(Ah! cruel Nymph.) A single SONG. 277
(Crown the Altar, Deck, the Shrine.) A single SONG. 279
SONG in the 2d. A[?]t of the Fairy-Queen. 281
SONG for Three Voices, in the Fairy Queen. 282
SONG in the 5th. A[?]t of the Fairy Queen. 284
SOLO. A single SONG. 289
SOLO. A single SONG. 290
SOLO. A single SONG. 291
SONG for Two Voices, in the Fairy Queen. 293
Four SEASONS in the Fairy-Queen. 294
SOLO in the late Queen's Birth-day. 301
single SONG. 303
SONG for Two Voices, on the Late Queens Birth-day. 305
An ELOGY upon the Death of Mr. Thomas Farmer, B. M. 306
Trumpet Song, Sung by Mr. Bowen, in the (Libertine destroy’d.) 310
single SONG. 314
SONG to Two Voices. 317
Mad SONG. 318
Verse out of the late Queen's Birthday SONG. 319
single SONG in the Indian Queen. 323
SONG in the Indian Queen, Sung by Mr. Bowen. 325
SONG in the Indian Queen, Sung by Mr. Freeman. 328
SONG in the Indian Queen, Sung by Mr. Freeman. 329
SONG in the Indian Queen, Sung by Mrs. Cross. 330
SONG in the Indian Queen, Sung by Mr. Freeman and Mr. Church. 331
single SONG, the Words by Mr, Congreve. 334
SONG by Phoebus in the Fairy-Queen, which shou'd have been put before the Four Seasons of the Tear, in Page 2I. 335
following Five Verses, are taken out of one of the Duke of Gloucester’s Birth-Day SONGS. 337
Second SONG for Two Voices. 338
SOLO. The Third SONG. 340
Fourth SONG with VIOLINS. 341
Fisth SONG, with a Trumpet. 344
MUSICK in Timon of Athens. The First SONG, with Flutes. 347
HAUTBOYS. 355
single SONG with a SIMPHOMY. 358
SONG with Instruments. 359
Two Part SONG between Cupid and Bacchus. 362
SONGS in Bonduca. 363
Symphony for Flutes to the following SONG. 366
VERSE for Two Voices in the Yorkshire-Feast-Song. 370
VERSE with Flutes in the Yorkshire Feast-Song. 372
VERSE with Violins in the Yorkshire Feast-Song. 376
VERSE with Violins in the Yorkshite-Feast-Song. 381
single SONG. 384
SONG for Two Voices. 385
SONG with Hautboys, on St. Cecilia'S day 1692. 386
SONG in Donquixote, Sung by Mr. Freeman and Mrs. Cibber. 392
single SONG in Edipus. 397
single SONG. 399
SONG with a Trumpet in Dioclesion. 400
DIALOGUE between Thirsis, and Daphne. 402
AVERSE out of the late Queens Birthday-SONG. 406
AVERSE out of the late Queens Birthday-SONG. 408
EPICURE 412
SONG for Two Voices. 416
single SONG. 418
single SONG. 421
SONG on the late Queen. 422
single SONG. 423
DIALOGUE between Thyrsis, and Iris. 424
SONG on St. Cecilias Day 1692. 428
SONG for Two Voices. 437
Drinking SONG, With a Chorus for Three Voices. 442
SONG for Two Voices. 446

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