Songs

Author(s)

• Purcell, Henry
• Britten, Benjamin
• Pears, Peter, Sir

Bibliographic Information

Songs

Henry Purcell ; realised by Benjamin Britten for high voice & orchestra ; [the vocal part edited by Peter Pears]

Boosey & Hawkes, [2025]

Printed Music（Full Score）

Other Title

Suite of six songs : from Orpheus Britannicus

Note

Content Type: notated music (ncrcontent), Media Type: unmediated (ncrmedia), Carrier Type: volume (ncrcarrier)

For high voice and orchestra

English words; also printed as text with German and French translation

Contents of Works

• Suite of six songs. Let sullen discord smile
• Why should men quarrel?
• So when the glittering Queen of night
• Thou tun'st this world
• 'Tis holiday
• Sound, fame, thy brazen trumpet
• Three songs. Hark, the ech'ing air!
• Not all my torments
• Take not a woman's anger ill

Details

• NCID: BD13680887
• ISBN:
  • 9781835680469
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 1 score (xvii, 56 pages)
• Size: 26 cm