Close Thine Eyes
Upon a Quiet Consience
( Close thine eyes and sleep secure; )
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) [ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Novello & Co. Ltd.
[Great Britain]
, 1992
; in Works of Henry Purcell, Volume 30
(236 p.)
Number of pages :
4
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
17th century
(1650-1699)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Baroque ; Hymn (sacred)
Type of Choir:
SB OR TB (2 equal voices )
Instrumentation:
Continuo OR Organ
(2 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Basso continuo
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
C minor
Duration:
2.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Funeral service
Musicological Sources:
Harmonia Sacra, Vol. 1 (3rd. ed.) (p. 41)
Source of text:
Miscellanea sacra, p. 38
