Funeral Music For Queen Mary / Sacred Music / Dioclesian / Songs

~ Release by Choir of Clare College, Cambridge with Michael Chance (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

includes a booklet with the English Song texts

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-02 13:41 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Strike the Viol
archlute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
harpsichord:
Maggie Cole (harpsichordist)
viola da gamba:
Richard Boothby (viol and cello player)
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor)
recording of:
Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Come Ye Sons of Art", Z. 323: V. Strike the viol
lyricist and librettist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1694)
part of:
Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Come Ye Sons of Art", Z. 323
Purcell2:27
2The Queen's Epicedium
archlute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
harpsichord:
Maggie Cole (harpsichordist)
viola da gamba:
Richard Boothby (viol and cello player)
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor)
recording of:
The Queen's Epicedium, Z. 383 "Incassum Lesbia, incassum rogas"
lyricist:
George Herbert (Church poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1695)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 383)
Purcell8:22
3Here the Deities Approve
archlute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
harpsichord:
Maggie Cole (harpsichordist)
viola da gamba:
Richard Boothby (viol and cello player)
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor)
recording of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339: Here the deities approve / While joys celestial
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339
Purcell3:01
4O Solitude
archlute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
harpsichord:
Maggie Cole (harpsichordist)
viola da gamba:
Richard Boothby (viol and cello player)
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor)
recording of:
O Solitude, Z. 406
lyricist:
Katherine Philips (17th century poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (from 1684 until 1685)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 406)
is based on:
O Solitude
Purcell5:34
5Sweeter Than Roses
archlute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
harpsichord:
Maggie Cole (harpsichordist)
viola da gamba:
Richard Boothby (viol and cello player)
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor)
recording of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: I. "Sweeter than roses"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585
Purcell3:21
6Music for a While
archlute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
harpsichord:
Maggie Cole (harpsichordist)
viola da gamba:
Richard Boothby (viol and cello player)
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor)
recording of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: II. "Music for a While"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583
Purcell4:06
7If Music Be the Food of Love
archlute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
harpsichord:
Maggie Cole (harpsichordist)
viola da gamba:
Richard Boothby (viol and cello player)
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor)
recording of:
If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379
lyricist:
Col. Henry Heveningham
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 379)
Purcell2:07
8In the Black Dismal Dungeon of Despair
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
In the black dismal dungeon of despair, Z. 190
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 190)
Purcell4:10
9An Evening Hymn
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
An Evening Hymn, Z. 193 "Now that the sun hath veiled his light"
lyricist:
Dr. William Fuller
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 193)
Purcell4:36
10Chaconny in G minor
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
Chacony in G minor for 2 violins, viola and continuo, Z. 730
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 730)
Purcell4:40
11Dioclesian: First Music
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: 1. First musick
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Betterton (English actor and theatre manager; librettist of The Fairy‐Queen)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627
Purcell2:18
12Dioclesian: Overture
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: 3. Ouverture
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627
Purcell4:28
13Dioclesian: 1st Act Tune
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: 2. Second musick
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627
Purcell1:15
14Dioclesian: Dance of the Furies
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 2. Dance of the furies
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 2
Purcell3:35
15Dioclesian: Second Act Tune
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 2. Second act tune
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 2
Purcell1:30
16Dioclesian: Two in Once Upon a Ground
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 3. Two in one upon a Ground, Chaconne for flutes
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Betterton (English actor and theatre manager; librettist of The Fairy‐Queen)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 3
Purcell2:41
17Dioclesian: The Chair Dance
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 3. The Chair Dance
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 3
Purcell1:16
18Dioclesian: Third Act Tune
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 3. Third act tune
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 3
Purcell0:46
19Dioclesian: Butterfly Dance
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 4. Dance – Butterfly Dance
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 4
Purcell2:21
20Dioclesian: Country Dance in Act 5
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5. Masque: Country Dance
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5
Purcell1:33
21Dioclesian: Dance of the Bacchanals
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5. Masque: Dance of Bacchanals
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5
Purcell1:28
22Dioclesian: Still I'm Wishing
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: "Still I'm wishing"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5
Purcell1:55
23Dioclesian: Canaries
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5. Masque: Canaries
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5
Purcell0:47
24Dioclesian: Dance
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5. Masque: Dance
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5
Purcell1:27
25Dioclesian: Dance
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5. Masque: Dance (2)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5
Purcell0:53
26Timon of Athens: Curtain Tune
instruments:
Florilegium
recording of:
Timon of Athens, Z. 632: 14. Curtain Tune on a Ground
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Timon of Athens (semi-opera)
Purcell2:13