Hail, Bright Cecilia, Z.328 (Purcell, Henry)
| Title | Hail, Bright Cecilia! |
| Alternative title | Ode for St. Cecilia's Day |
| Creators | Henry Purcell, composer Nicholas Brady, librettist |
| Opus | Z.328 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, 2 altos, tenor, 2 basses, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1692 |
| First published | 1848 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Odes |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Overture | 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Overture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1765 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Musical Antiquarian Society | — | Introduction and Contents Nos.1–5 Nos.6–13 |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score |
| View | Overture | Arrangement for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and organ |
— | — | Complete Score Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trombone Bass Trombone Organ Timpani Engraving files (Finale) |
| View | Overture | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score Horn (F) Trumpet (C) Euphonium |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | MIDI | Overture | For 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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