Rejoice in the Lord alway (1684)
The bell anthem
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) [ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Concordia
[USA]
, 1960
Ref. :
97-6344
(20 p.)
, "Concordia choral series"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Gieschen, Thomas
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
17th century
(1650-1699)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Verse anthem
Mood of the piece:
various ; solemn ; jubilant
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Alto (1) / Tenor (1) / Bass (1) (3 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Strings + continuo
(5 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Violin (2) ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1) ; Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
5.0 min.
Number of verses:
5
Musicological Sources:
Based upon a setting found in "Sacred Music, Part II, Nine Anthems with Instrumental Accompaniment, composed by Henry Purcell," edited by H. E. Wooldridge and G. E. P. Arkwright (London: Novello, 1904), pp. 155-169.
Biblical references:
Philippians :
4:4-7
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1141 (1 + 95 vocal scores and set of parts copies)