The Indian Queen

Album by Henry Purcell & Scholars Baroque Ensemble

The Indian Queen is a semi-opera by the English composer Henry Purcell, composed in 1695. It blends Baroque vocal and instrumental writing with spoken drama in the English Restoration semi-opera tradition, and stands as one of Purcell's late-stage contributions to theatre music.

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  1. 1.
    The Indian Queen: First Music - First Aire
    1:27
  2. 2.
    The Indian Queen: First Music - Second Aire
    1:04
  3. 3.
    The Indian Queen: Second Music - First Aire
    1:00
  4. 4.
    The Indian Queen: Second Music - Second Aire (Hornpipe)
    0:56
  5. 5.
    The Indian Queen: Overture
    3:35
  6. 6.
    The Indian Queen: Trumpet Tune
    0:39
  7. 7.
    The Indian Queen: Solo: Wake, Quivera, wake
    2:24
  8. 8.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Girl): Why should men quarrel?
    1:25
  9. 9.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Boy): By ancient prophesies
    0:50
  10. 10.
    The Indian Queen: Duet (Boy & Quivera): If there by they
    3:37
  11. 11.
    The Indian Queen: Trumpet Tune
    0:45
  12. 12.
    The Indian Queen: Symphony
    4:06
  13. 13.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Fame) & Chorus: i come to sing
    1:15
  14. 14.
    The Indian Queen: Trio (Envy & two assistants): What flatt'ring noise
    0:51
  15. 15.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Fame): Scorn'd Envy
    0:57
  16. 16.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Envy): I fly from the place
    1:15
  17. 17.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Fames): Begone, curst fiends of Hell
    1:04
  18. 18.
    The Indian Queen: Dance, Solo (Fame) & Chorus: I come to sing great Zempoalla's story
    2:02
  19. 19.
    The Indian Queen: Dance
    0:57
  20. 20.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Ismeron): You twice ten hundred deities
    5:01
  21. 21.
    The Indian Queen: The God of Dreams rises
    1:10
  22. 22.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (God of Dreams): Seek not to know
    3:06
  23. 23.
    The Indian Queen: The God of Dreams descends
    1:15
  24. 24.
    The Indian Queen: Trumpet Overture
    2:39
  25. 25.
    The Indian Queen: Duet (Aerial Spirits): Ah! how happy are we
    2:05
  26. 26.
    The Indian Queen: Duet (Another two Aerial Spirits) & Chorus: We the spirits of the air
    1:34
  27. 27.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Zempoalla): I attempt from Love's sickness
    3:23
  28. 28.
    The Indian Queen: Third Act Tune (Rondeau)
    2:06
  29. 29.
    The Indian Queen: Prelude & Song (Orazia): They tell us that your mighty powers
    6:12
  30. 30.
    The Indian Queen: Symphony
    0:33
  31. 31.
    The Indian Queen: Chorus: While thus we bow
    1:13
  32. 32.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (High Priest) & Chorus: You, who at the altar stand
    1:16
  33. 33.
    The Indian Queen: Symphony & Chorus: All dismal sounds
    2:37
  34. 34.
    The Indian Queen: Trumpet Symphony
    0:58
  35. 35.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Hymen): To bless the genial bed
    1:13
  36. 36.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (A follower of Hymen) & Chorus: Come. all, come at my call
    1:38
  37. 37.
    The Indian Queen: Duet (Two married people): I am glad I have met him
    0:43
  38. 38.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Hymen): Good People
    0:32
  39. 39.
    The Indian Queen: Duet (Two married people): My Honey
    1:08
  40. 40.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (Cupid): The joys of wedlock
    2:42
  41. 41.
    The Indian Queen: Solo (One of Cupid's followers): Sound the trumpet
    1:47
  42. 42.
    The Indian Queen: Duet (Two of Cupid's followerw): Make haste to put on love's chains
    1:07
  43. 43.
    The Indian Queen: Trumpet Air
    0:36
  44. 44.
    The Indian Queen: Chorus: Let loud Renown
    1:31

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