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Pepusch: While Pale Britannia pensive sate

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Cantata V from the Second collection of ‘Six English Cantatas’ published in 1723. “While pale Britannia pensive sate with folded arms and downcast eyes, touch’t with her Sons impending Fate, she sadly thus Complaining cryes…”

A splendid opening Largo and finishing with a joyous allegro with trumpet

Editor: James Sanderson

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Pepusch: Six English Cantatas (vol II, 1720)

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:31:00 +0000

The second collection of ‘Six English Cantatas’ complete with performing score and parts. For preview see the various separate cantatas: ‘Love frowns…’, ‘Cleora sat…’, ‘When loves soft…’, ‘Manalcas once…’, ‘Kindly fate…’, ‘While pale Britannia…’

Editor: James Sanderson

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Pepusch: Six English Cantatas (vol I, 1711)

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:30:59 +0000

Pepusch’s first volume of ‘Six English Cantatas’ which were published in 1710. The words are all by John Hughes who also wrote a fascinating preface trying to justifiy recitative to the English audience (see Articles). For previews see the individual cantatas: ‘The Island of Beauty, ‘Alexis’, ‘The Spring’, ‘Miranda’, ‘Corydon’, ‘Cloe’

Editor: James Sanderson

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Pepusch: Miranda

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:30:58 +0000

Cantata IV from Pepusch’s ‘Six English Cantatas’ of 1710. ‘Fragrant Miranda’s tunefull voice and Fame had reached the wond’ring Skies…’

Editor: James Sanderson

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Pepusch: Kindly Fate at length release me

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:30:57 +0000

Cantata V from the Second collection of ‘Six English Cantatas’ published in 1723. “Kindly Fate at length release me, life has nothing now can please me, since Corinna slights my pain”.

Editor: James Sanderson

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Pepusch: Fragrant Flora Hast Appear (The Spring)

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:30:56 +0000

The third of the 1710 ‘Six English Cantatas…’

Source: The BL copy of the original edition.

A shepherd’s paeon to Spring and Love.

Editor: James Sanderson

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Pepusch: Airy Cloe (soprano)

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:30:54 +0000

Cantata VI from Pepusch’s ‘Six English Cantatas’ of 1710. ‘Airy Cloe, Proud and Young, the fairest Tyrant of the Plain…’

Editor: James Sanderson

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Pepusch: Airy Cloe (alto)

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:30:52 +0000

One of Pepusch’s ‘English Cantatas’, this edition is taken from the Chandos manuscript in the British Library.

It’s the absolutely not politically correct story of Cloe and Amintas and how force can lead a lady to love…?

Editor: James Sanderson

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Durante: Litaniae Lauretanae

admin — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:51:34 +0000

Forces: SATB coro, violins & continuo

Source: BL MS R.M.24.a.9.(4) (only source)

Durante’s masterful a minor setting of the Litaniae Lauretanae is in three parts, and weaves a colourful picture around the words. The structure means that it is possible to perform both with choral and solo forces or with a mixture of the two.

Editor: James Sanderson

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A Scarlatti: Tu che una dea rassembri

admin — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:51:33 +0000

Forces: soprano, violins & continuo

An paean to the beloved who ‘..resembles a goddess…’ with eyes like archers and his heart the target. A considerable piece with string introduction, three arias and two recit/arioso movements.

Source: Münster Santini Sammlung HS 860

Range: d – g’

Editor: James Sanderson

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