Come ye sons of arts /
Purcell, Henry,1659-1695.
MaryII,Queen of England,1662-1694.
Herissone, Rebecca.
London : Stainer & Bell,
c2010.
For 4 or 5 solo voices, chorus (SATB), and orchestra (trumpet, 2 oboes doubling on recorders, strings and continuo).
Unfigured bass realized for keyboard instrument.
Previous 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.
Pref. includes information about the reconstruction and suggestions for performance practice.
Editorial commentary and information on sources: p.57-65.
Includes bibliographical references.
Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra