Timon of Athens

Masque
Henry Purcell
Z 632
1.
Duet
SS · 
rec · bc
2.
Solo
S · 
rec · bc
3.
Trio
SSB · 
bc
4.
Solo
Hence! with your trifling deity
B · 2 ob · bc
B · 
ob · bc
Chorus
(no title)
ATB · 2 ob · bc
ATB · 
ob · bc
5.
Solo
Come all, come all to me
S · 2 vln · bc
S · 
vln · bc
Chorus
(no title)
SATB · str · bc
SATB · 
str · bc
6.
Solo
Return revolting rebels
B · 2 vln / ob · bc
B · 
vln / ob · bc
7.
Solo
S · 
bc
8.
Solo
Love quickly is pall’d
T · 2 vln · bc
T · 
vln · bc
9.
Duet
Come let us agree
SB · bc
SB · 
bc
Chorus
(no title)
SATB · str · bc
SATB · 
str · bc
10.
Overture
(no title)
tr · str · bc
tr · str · bc
11a.
Tune
First act tune
str · tr · bc
str · tr · bc
11b.
Tune
Second act tune
str · tr · bc
str · tr · bc
11c.
Tune
Third act tune
str · tr · bc
str · tr · bc
11d.
Tune
Fourth act tune
str · tr · bc
str · tr · bc
12a.
Tune
First act tune
str · bc
str · bc
12b.
Tune
Second act tune
str · bc
str · bc
12c.
Tune
Third act tune
str · bc
str · bc
12d.
Tune
Fourth act tune
str · bc
str · bc
13.
Tune
Curtain Tune
str · bc
str · bc

Appendix

Overture
str · bc

Instrumentation

  • Recorder 1
  • Recorder 2
  • Trumpet
  • Oboe 1
  • Oboe 2
  • Violin 1
  • Violin 2
  • Viola
  • Cupid (Soprano)
  • Bacchus (Bass)
  • Soprano 1
  • Soprano 2
  • Counter-tenor
  • Soprano Chorus
  • Alto Chorus
  • Tenor Chorus
  • Bass Chorus
  • Instrumental Bass
  • Keyboard

About the text

  • Author: Shadwell, after Shakespeare

Resources

  • Full score: Henry Purcell, The Works of Henry Purcell vol. 2 (London: Stainer & Bell, 1994), p. 1
  • Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

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