Come ye sons of arts / Henry Purcell ; reconstructed by Rebecca Herissone.
| Author/creator | Purcell, Henry |
| Other author | Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694. |
| Other author | Herissone, Rebecca editor. |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Publication Info | London : Stainer & Bell, ©2010. |
| Description | 1 score (ix, 65 pages) ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Come ye sons of art away |
| General note | For 4 or 5 solo voices, chorus (SATB), and orchestra (trumpet, 2 oboes doubling on recorders, strings and continuo). |
| General note | Unfigured bass realized for keyboard instrument. |
| General note | Previous editions of this work are based on a manuscript score held in the Royal College of Music (Ms. 993) that was made by Robert Pindar in 1765. "This new edition is ... the first to attempt a full-scale reconstruction of the ode that removes Pindar's eighteenth-century "improvements" and seeks to return the music to a form much closer to what Purcell composed"--Pref. |
| General note | Includes preface containing information about the reconstruction and suggestions for performance practice (p. ii-ix); also a list of sources and critical commentary (p. 57-65), all in English. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Standard identifier# | 9790220222818 |
| Publisher number | D98 Stainer & Bell |