2nd violin (Soli SAATBB, Coro SATB (auch SSAATB), 2 Bfl, 2 Ob, 2 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl,...(+)
2nd violin (Soli SAATBB,
Coro SATB (auch SSAATB),
2 Bfl, 2 Ob, 2 Tr, Timp,
2 Vl, Va, Bc) - Grade 3
SKU: CA.1025012
Composed by Henry
Purcell. Edited by Julia
Rosemeyer. Composed 1692.
Z 328. Duration 55
minutes. Carus Verlag
#1025012. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1025012).
ISBN
9790007329778. Key: D
major.
English.
“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
music, the work is one of
the undoubted
masterpieces of English
choral odes of that time.
A resolution of
the Musical Society of
London in 1683 launched
the great tradition of
annual celebrations for
St. Cecilia’s Day
(November 22), featuring
a church service followed
by performances of
specially composed music.
Over the years, Purcell
wrote several odes for
the occasion, of which
this example from 1692 is
one of the most popular.
Four decades later,
Handel would also
contribute to the
celebrations with his
Alexander’s Feast, HWV
75 (Carus 55.075), and
his Ode for St.
Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76
(Carus
55.076).
Purcell
s magnificent music,
which features a huge
range of tonal color and
form, offers delightful
parts for a variety of
solo, ensemble, and
choral settings. With its
richly expressive
palette, the Ode to St.
Cecilia is an extremely
rewarding work by the
“Orpheus
Britannicus”, as
Purcell was admiringly
called by
contemporaries.
-
Festive, rousing ode to
music
- Highlight of
the choral ode genre in
the 17th century
.
Score and part available
separately - see item
CA.1025000.
