A Fool's Preferment, Z.571 (Purcell, Henry)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 songs
First Publication 1688
Genre Categories Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For voice, continuo; For voices with continuo; Scores featuring the voice; Scores with basso continuo; English language; For voice, 2 guitars (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring the alto voice (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For voices with solo instruments (arr); For voice, 2 lutes (arr); Scores featuring the soprano voice (arr); Scores featuring the lute (arr)

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I'll sail upon the Dog-star (No.6)

For Alto and 2 Guitars (Höger)

 Synthesized Performance
#548283 - 1.28MB - 1:07 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 81×⇩ - MP3 - Hoeger

MP3 file (audio)
Hoeger (2018/11/6)

Publisher Info. Anton Höger
Performers Computer
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Because most of my transcriptions are never heard before, I decided to make a simple computer synthesized audio file for hearing control.
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#98824 - 1.71MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2945×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/4/10)

Publisher. Info. London: E. Jones, for Jos. Knight and Fran. Saunders, 1688.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes The libretto has been cut from this file, except for the title-page.
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 Complete Score
#818744 - 1.45MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 97×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2022/10/30)

Editor Alan Gray (1855–1935)
Publisher. Info. The Works of Henry Purcell, Vol.XX (pp.11-22)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1916. Plate 13837.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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 2. There's nothing so fatal as woman (D minor, original key)
#290701 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1189×⇩ - Floriskalff

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 2. There's nothing so fatal as woman (C♯ minor, transposed)
#290702 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 478×⇩ - Floriskalff

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Floriskalff (2013/8/2)

Editor Floris Kalff
Publisher. Info. Floris Kalff
Copyright
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

I'll sail upon the Dog-star (No.6)

For Alto and 2 Guitars (Höger)

 Complete Score
#548282 - 0.12MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 308×⇩ - Hoeger

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Hoeger (2018/11/6)

Arranger Anton Höger
Publisher. Info. Anton Höger
Copyright
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Misc. Notes If performed I would look forward about a small reference to my efforts.
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For Soprano and 2 Lutes (Höger)

 Complete Score (lute tablature)
#549488 - 0.59MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 131×⇩ - Hoeger

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Hoeger (2018/11/17)

Arranger Anton Höger
Publisher. Info. Anton Höger
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General Information

Work Title A Fool's Preferment, or, The Three Dukes of Dunstable
Alternative. Title
Composer Purcell, Henry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Z.571
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IHP 20
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 songs:
First Publication. 1688
Librettist Thomas D'Urfey (1653–1723)
Language English
Dedication The Honourable Charles, Lord Morpeth
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25 minutes
1. Song (tenor): I sigh'd, and I pin'd
2. Song (tenor): There's nothing so fatal as woman
Act III
3. Song (tenor): Fled is my love
4. Song (tenor): 'Tis death alone
5. Song (tenor): I'll mount to yon blue Coelum
Act IV
6. Song (tenor): I'll sail upon the Dog-star
7. A Dialogue by Jockey and Jenny (soprano & tenor): Jenny, 'gin you can love
8. Song (tenor): If thou wilt give me back my love
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voice, continuo
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