"Rejoice in the Lord alway" (c. 1683–1685), Z. 49, sometimes known as the Bell Anthem, is a verse anthem by Henry Purcell. It was originally scored for...

Mendozo (who is in love with the Queen) abandons Philip and is even persuaded falsely to admit to being Philip's father. Abdelazer betrays the Queen and has...

an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition...

setting for the Burial Service was written in the style of "the great Master". Croft preserved Purcell's setting of "Thou knowest Lord" (Z 58) in his service...

the funeral of Queen Mary II of England in March 1695. Purcell's setting of "Thou knowest, Lord" was performed at his own funeral in November of the same...

my God" (1687) Z 49, Verse Anthem, "Rejoice in the Lord alway" (c. 1682–85) Z 50, Full Anthem, "Remember not, Lord, our offences" (c. 1679–82) Z 51, Full...

his favourite music Purcell's "Rejoice in the Lord alway"; Bach's Goldberg Variations No. 13; Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major; Wagner's "Walter's...

were included amongst the anthems. Other choral works included were the anonymous 16th century anthem "Rejoice in the Lord alway" and Samuel Sebastian...

("When I am laid in earth") is the closing aria from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell to a libretto by Nahum Tate. It is included in many classical...

First performed in 1692, The Fairy-Queen was composed three years before Purcell's death at the age of 35. Following his death, the score was lost and...

he and his Saxons must return to Germany because the Britons "brook no Foreign Power/ To Lord it in a Land, Sacred to Freedom." Osmond is cast into a...

"Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts", Z. 58, designates two choral settings composed by Henry Purcell. The text is one of the Anglican funeral...

struggling with discontented actors who were threatening to leave, and advised by Lord Chamberlain, a theater monitor, asked Sir Robert Howard to revise his earlier...

Nathaniel Lee, published in 1679. It was composed for a revival of the work in 1692. The song was published posthumously in Orpheus Britannicus, book...

or "Rejoice in the Lord alway" for instance). This was due partly to a period of decline for music and composition in England, as well as to the development...

nine-tenths of the credit for the popularity of the song.: 729  Also in 1686, Thomas, Lord Wharton composed lyrics for Purcell's tune. The rakish Wharton...

Purcell. It was written in 1694, and is one of a series of odes in honour of the birthday of Queen Mary II of England. The text of the ode is often attributed...

"Remember not, Lord, our offences", Z.50, is a five-part choral anthem by the English baroque composer Henry Purcell (1659–95). The anthem is a setting...

"Britons, Strike Home!" and "Let the Soldiers Rejoice" – which maintained a regular presence on the stage and in the concert hall. Charles Wesley's hymn...

Company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. Incidental music was composed for the play by Henry Purcell. The original cast included John Bowman as...

Molière's 1668 play of the same name which was in turn based on the story of the Greek mythological character Amphitryon as told by Plautus in his play from ca...

Cecilia, was composed by Henry Purcell to a text by the Irishman Nicholas Brady in 1692 in honour of the feast day of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians...

alone, e.g. "O sing unto the Lord" and "Rejoice in the Lord alway". Temperley, Nicholas, "Verse Anthem" The Oxford Companion to Music, Ed. Allison Latham,...

my prayer, O Lord", Z. 15, is an eight-part choral anthem by the English composer Henry Purcell (1659–1695). The anthem is a setting of the first verse...

Dioclesian (The Prophetess: or, The History of Dioclesian) is an English tragicomic semi-opera in five acts by Henry Purcell to a libretto by Thomas Betterton...

The Moor's Pavane is a 20-minute ballet based upon the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare. The ballet was choreographed by José Limón in 1949 to music...

St. Martin is the name of a Catholic parish and church in Idstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Germany. The official name of the church is Katholische Pfarrkirche...

Purcell in 1695. It was popular during the various wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. In the last year of Purcell's life, he wrote the music for...

song by the English composer Henry Purcell, from the play The Libertine by Thomas Shadwell. When the play was first performed, in 1675, the accompanying...

the English writer Thomas Shadwell. It was the first in a line of plays set in spa towns. The incidental music was composed by Nicholas Staggins. In the...