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 InfoLondon : Stainer & Bell, ©2010.
Description1 score (ix, 65 pages) ; 31 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleCome ye sons of art away
General noteFor 4 or 5 solo voices, chorus (SATB), and orchestra (trumpet, 2 oboes doubling on recorders, strings and continuo).
General noteUnfigured bass realized for keyboard instrument.
General notePrevious 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 noteIncludes 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Standard identifier# 9790220222818
Publisher numberD98 Stainer & Bell