This setting of the opening to Psalm 102 was composed in the early 1680s. Purcell, who was in his early twenties, had succeeded John Blow as organist of Westminster Abbey around the beginning of the decade and his star was in the ascendant as a court composer. In this piece he pulls off a remarkable compositional coup: a single, gradual climax, lasting over two minutes and culminating on the final repetition of the word 'come', is achieved through a sublime, freely developing eight-part weave of the opening material. The harmonies and nbsp - that result from the chromatic inflections on the word 'crying' all serve the mounting tension in this extraordinary miniature. Study of the autograph manuscript suggest that this anthem was intended to be the opening part of a larger work which was never completed. / SATB
SKU: HL.14042246
ISBN 9781780382227. UPC: 884088922061. 6.5x9.75x0.045 inches.
This setting of the opening to Psalm 102 was composed in the early 1680s. Purcell, who was in his early twenties, had succeeded John Blow as organist of Westminster Abbey around the beginning of the decade and his star was in the ascendant as a court composer.In this piece he pulls off a remarkable compositional coup: a single, gradual climax, lasting over two minutes and culminating on the final repetition of the word 'come', is achieved through a sublime, freely developing eight-part weave of the opening material. The harmonies that result from the chromatic inflections on the word 'crying' all serve the mounting tension in this extraordinary miniature.Studyof the autograph manuscript suggest that this anthem was intended to be the opening part of a larger work which was never completed.
SKU: CA.991200
ISBN 9790007034733. Language: German/English.
SKU: ST.MB7
ISBN 9790220201288.
The contents include anthems for the coronation of James II and for the coronation of William and Mary, plus three anthems with strings. Musica Britannica's collections of his work have done much to increase our appreciation of this influential figure in 17th-century English music. String parts for four of the anthems are available for rental. CONTENTS Anthems for the Coronation of James II * God spake sometimes in visions (SSAATBBB and organ continuo) * Let thy hand be strengthened (SATB and optional organ) * Behold, O God our defender (SSATB and optional organ)Anthems for the Coronation of William and Mary * Behold, O God our defender (SATB and optional organ) * Let my prayer come up (SATB and optional organ) Three Anthems with Strings * And I heard a great voice * I said in the cutting off * The Lord is my Shepherd
