Duets Dialogues And Trios

Duets, Dialogues, And Trios (Vol. 22B) is the complete and authoritative collection of all the duets, dialogues, and trios for Voice written by Purcell. It has been re-edited by Ian Spink (1932-2011),a noted musicologist and academic in the field of 17th Century English music.

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) held numerous appointments at the Royal court and Westminster Abbey, and is considered by many to be thegreatest ever English-born composer. His prolific work covered all fields: orchestral, ecclesiastical, operatic, theatrical, incidental, and chamber music were all enriched by his output.

This hardback edition is one ofaseries of volumes, published by the Henry Purcell Society, that cover the complete works of the composer.

CONTENTS

• A Grasshopper And A Fly (Duet)
• A Poor Blind Woman (Appendix)
• Above The Tumults Of A Busy State (Duet)
• Alas, How Barbarous Are We (Duet)
• Come Lay By All Care (Duet)
• Come, Dear Companions Of Th'Arcadian Fire (Duet)
• Fair Cloe My Breast So Alarms (Duet)
• Fill The Bowl With Rosy Wine (Duet)
• Go Tell Aminta, Gentle Swain (Duet)
• Has Yet Your Breast No Pity Learn'd? (Dialogues)
• Haste, Haste Gentle Charon (Dialogues)
• Hence, Fond Deciever, Hence Begone! (Dialogues)
• Here's To Thee, Dick (Duet)
• How Sweet Is The Air And Refreshing (Duet)
• I Saw Fair Chloris All Alone (Duet)
• I Spy Celia, Celia Eyes Me (Duet)
• In All Our Cynthia's Shining Sphere (Appendix)
• In Some Kind Dream (Duet)
• Julia, Your Unjust Disdain (Duet)
• Let Hector, Achilles, And Each Brave Commander (Duet)
• Lost Is My Quiet Forever (Duet)
• Nestor, Who Did To Thrice Man's Age Attain (Duet)
• O Dive Custos (Duet)
• Oft Am I By The Woman Told (Duet)
• Saccharissa's Grown Old, And Almost Past Sport (Duet)
• Sit Down, My Dear Sylvia (Dialogues)
• Sylvia, Thou Brighter Eye Of Night (Duet)
• Though My Mistress Be Fair (Duet)
• 'Tis Wine Was Made To Rule The Day (Trio)
• To This Place We're Now Come (Appendix)
• Underneath This Myrtle Shade (Duet)
• Were I To Choose The Greatest Bliss (Duet)
• What Can We Poor Females Do? (Appendix)
• When Gay Philander Left The Plain (Duet)
• When Myra Sings (Duet)
• When Teucer From His Father Fled (Duet)
• When The Cock Begins To Crow (Trio)
• When, Lovely Phyllis, Thou Art Kind (Duet)
• While Bolts And Bars My Day Control (Duet)
• While You For Me Alone Had Charms (Dialogues)
• Why, My Daphne, Why Complaining (Dialogues)