Musique funèbre pour la Reine Mary
Album by Henry Purcell & Cambridge Choir of King’s College & Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Philip Ledger
Musique funèbre pour la Reine Mary is a funeral composition by English composer Henry Purcell, written in 1695 for the funeral of Queen Mary II. Scored for voices and instruments with prominent use of sombre brass and organ and characterised by dotted rhythms and processional textures, the work exemplifies late 17th-century English ceremonial music and occupies an important place in Purcell's output as ceremonial and courtly compositions.
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- 1.Funérailles de la Reine Mary : 1. Marche, Canzona
- 2.Funérailles de la Reine Mary : 2. Strophes funéraires : Man that is born of a woman - In the midst of life - Thou knowest, Lord
- 3.Funérailles de la Reine Mary : 3. Marche (reprise)
- 4.Funérailles de la Reine Mary : 4. Thou knowest, Lord (2e version)
- 5.Antienne : Hear my prayer, O Lord
- 6.Antienne : Remember not, Lord, our offences
- 7.Antienne à couplet : Rejoice in the Lord always
- 8.Antienne à couplet : My beloved spake
- 9.Antienne à couplet : Blessed are they that fear the Lord
