Henry Purcell: Evening Hymn On A Ground (Voice/Piano): Voice: Vocal Work

This hymn of Purcell’s sets words by Dr William Fuller Lord Bishop of Lincoln and was the opening work of Henry Playford’s 1688 Harmonia Sacra. It is unclear how or when the piece would have been performed as it does not fit any liturgical function.However the hymn is untainted Purcell in style and quality. Purcell laid out the five-bar ground bass at the start of the work and shifts it only slightly and effectively for emphasis in the middle of the song.

8 Songs. Par PURCELL HENRY. L'édition fait partie du syllabus examen ABRSM chantant (4e)/ Répertoire / Basse et Piano

Evening Hymn by Bob Chilcott for SAB and Piano.Chilcott has re-scored this serene reflective anthem originally for upper voices for SAB making it accessible to choirs with a limited number of male voices. A rich addition to the Choral Evensong repertory the anthem presents an artful juxtaposition of an original setting of William Fuller's 'Evening Hymn' most famously set by Henry Purcell with the plainsong melody for the Latin hymn 'Te lucis ante terminum' in J. M. Neale's English translation.

Par PURCELL HENRY. Thomas Adès's four Purcell arrangements, Four Songs, for medium voice and piano are ideal repertoire for recitals. The collection is comprised of two of Purcell’s Tempest songs ‘Come Unto these Yellow Sands’ and ‘Full Fathom Five’, alongside the much-loved ‘An Evening Hymn’ and ‘By Beauteous Softness’. The whole collection lasts around 12 minutes. Adès described Purcell’s manner of setting English text as ‘magnificent’ remarking that ‘the way that emotion, the rhythm of the words, is rendered into music is incomparably natural and powerful.’ All of these qualities are evident in these realisations, which should prove an invaluable addition to the repertoire. / Vocal Music / Répertoire / Voix Moyennes, Voix et Piano

An evening hymn by Henry Purcell based on a gently falling ground bass with continuo realisation by Arnold Goldsbrough.

Vc1. Par PURCELL HENRY. Editeur(s) d'origine: Darrow, Carl/ Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano (Partie Baryton) et Cordes

Par PURCELL HENRY. Editeur(s) d'origine: Darrow, Carl/ Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano (Partie Baryton) et Cordes

Par PURCELL HENRY. Editeur(s) d'origine: Darrow, Carl/ Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano (Partie Baryton) et Cordes

The Novello Book of Classic Anthems brings together some of the finest sacred choruses ever written. The collection includes miniature gems including Edward Elgar’s Ave verum corpus Henry Purcell’s Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts and Thomas Attwood’s Come Holy Ghost and established choral favourites such as Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus Henry Balfour Gardiner’s Evening Hymn and Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s Blessed be the God and Father. It also covers a number of dramatic extended anthems suitable for both church choirs and choral societies such as Edward Naylor’s Vox dicentis: clama John Stainer’s I saw the Lord and Wesley’s Ascribe unto the Lord and twentieth-century classics such as William Harris’s Bring us O Lord God Patrick Hadley’s My beloved spake and Edgar Bainton’s And I saw a new heaven. All the pieces have been re-engraved and some such as Haydn’s The heavens are telling and Brahms’s How lovely are thy dwellings have newly arranged accompaniments specifically designed for the Organ. This collection of nineteen anthems covers a wide range of moods and festivals and offers a delightful concert programme in itself as well as an essential addition to any choir’s library.