Composition Year | 1684 |
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Genre Categories | Songs; For voices, mixed chorus, strings, continuo; Scores featuring the voice; |
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Work Title | From those serene and rapturous joys |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Purcell, Henry |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Z.326 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHP 144 |
Key | D minor |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1684 |
First Performance. | 1684/09/25 |
Librettist | Thomas Flatman (1635-1688) |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 23 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass solos; mixed chorus (SATB), strings, continuo |
Extra Information | The Welcome Song performed to his Majesty (Charles II) in the year 1684 |