The Wives' Excuse, Z.612 (Purcell, Henry)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3
Composition Year 1691
Genre Categories Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For voice, continuo; [5 more...]For voices with continuo; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores with basso continuo; English language

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Scores

Editor Alan Gray (1855–1935)
Publisher. Info. The Works of Henry Purcell, Vol.XXI (pp.162-169)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1917. Plate 14350.
Copyright
Public Domain
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General Information

Work Title The Wives' Excuse
Alternative. Title Cuckolds Make Themselves
Composer Purcell, Henry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Z.612
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IHP 257
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1691
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 15 minutes
1. Song (soprano): Ingateful love!
Act IV
2. Song (soprano): Hang this whining way of wooing
3. Song (soprano): Say, cruel Amoret
Act V
4. Song (soprano): Corinna, I excuse thy face
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation soprano, continuo
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