6 English Cantatas, Book 1 (Pepusch, John Christopher)

Title 6 English Cantatas
Alternative title Six English cantatas humbly inscrib'd to the most noble the Marchioness of Kent.
Creators John Christopher Pepusch, composer
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Instrumentation soprano and continuo
soprano, cello and continuo
soprano, violin and continuo
soprano, recorder and continuo
soprano and orchestra
Number of movements 6
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Composed 1710
First published 1710
Dedication Marchioness of Kent
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Composition types Secular cantatas
Language English
Period Baroque
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Metronome Key Measures
1. The Island of Beauty — — —
2. Alexis — — —
3. The Spring — — —
4. Miranda — — —
5. Corydon — — —
6. Cloe — — —

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Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — J. Young — Complete Score
View Complete — John Walsh — Complete Score
View Complete — John Walsh — Complete Score
View Corydon (No.5) — Hans-Thomas Müller-Schmidt 2020 Complete Score
View Cloe (No.6) — — — Complete Score
Violins I and Oboe
Violins II
Violas
Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboards)

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