Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 movements |
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Composition Year | ca.1681 |
Genre Categories | Suites; For strings; Scores featuring string ensemble; |
Contents |
Work Title | Suite for Strings |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Purcell, Henry |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Z.770* |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHP 81 |
Key | G major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 movements |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | ca.1681 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 8 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | strings (possibly viols) |
Extra Information | Incomplete in manuscript. There are 2 works bearing the catalog number 770. One is titled Overture and is a single movement in G minor, actually a concert arrangement for 4 strings (likely viols) of the Introduction to Swifter Isis, Swifter Flow, Z.336 while the second is a Suite for 4 strings in G major with incomplete inner parts. |