Vocal Music Instrumentation Index

Great Parent, Hail!

Ode for for Trinity College, Dublin
Henry Purcell
Z 327
1.
Symphony
(no title)
str · bc
str · bc
2.
Verse + Chorus
Great Parent, hail!
ATB · bc
ATB · 
bc
3.
Solo + Ritornello
Another century commencing
A · str · bc
A · 
str · bc
4.
Verse
After war’s alarms repeated
AT · str · bc
AT · 
str · bc
5.
Solo + Chorus
She was the first who did inspire
T · SATB · str · bc
T · SATB · 
str · bc
6.
Verse
Succeeding Princes next recite
AB · bc
AB · 
bc
7.
Chorus
Maria and great William’s name
SATB · str · bc
SATB · 
str · bc
8.
Symphony
(no title)
2 rec · vla
2 rec · vla
9.
Solo
The royal Patrons sung
S · 2 rec · bc
S · 
2 rec · bc
10.
Solo
Then a second Ormond’s story
S · bc
S · 
bc
11.
Chorus
With themes like these, ye Sons of Art
SATB · str · bc
SATB · 
str · bc

Instrumentation

  • Treble Recorder 1
  • Treble Recorder 2
  • Violin 1
  • Violin 2
  • Viola
  • Soprano Solo
  • Countertenor Solo
  • Tenor Solo
  • Countertenor
  • Tenor
  • Bass
  • Soprano Chorus
  • Countertenor Chorus
  • Tenor Chorus
  • Bass Chorus
  • Continuo: Instrumental Bass

Resources

  • Full score: Henry Purcell, The Works of Henry Purcell vol. 1 (London: Stainer & Bell, 2008), p. 102

Cataloguer

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