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Charon the Peacefull Shade Invites by Mr. Henry Purcell ORPHEUS BRITANNICUS Charon the peacefull Shade invites FROM The Prophetess, 1690, Z627/6 COMPOS’D By Mr. Henry Purcell FOR Soprano, Two Treble Recorders, AND A THROUGH-BASS Copyright William F. Long, MMVIII "Charon the peacefull Shade invites" from Orpheus Britannicus Henry Purcell Treble œ œ œ Recorder 1 b 3 œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ & b 4 œ. J Œ Treble b Recorder 2 & b 43 œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ Soprano b & b 43 œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ Continuo realized by W. F. Long Char-on the peace - full b b 3 ˙. ˙. œ ˙ ˙. ˙. & 4 ˙. œ ˙. œ ˙. ˙. ˙. œ Harpsichord ˙ ˙ ? bb 43 œ ˙ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ 6 œ œ b œ œ nœ. œ œ #˙ & b Œ bb œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ & J œ œ 6 b r œ & b œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ Œ œ œ Shade J in - vites, Char-on the 6 b j b ˙ œ œ ˙. ˙. œ œ. œ ˙. & œ #˙ ˙. œ ˙. œ œ˙. n˙ #˙. nœ ? ˙ bb œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. 2 "Charon the peaceful shade invites" 11 œ œ œ œ . œ b œ œ œ #œ. œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ & b J Œ b œ œ #œ œ #œ. nœ . & b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ 11 b œ ˙ œ œ & b œ. œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ peace - full Shade, the peace - fullR Shade in - vites,#˙ he 11 b & b ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙. ˙ œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙. #˙ #˙œ ˙ ˙. #˙. ? b ˙ ˙. ˙. b œ ˙. #˙ œ 16 œ. œ œ. œ œ. b œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ & b Œ Œ œ œ . œ œ. œ . b œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ 16 b œ. œ œ. j œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. & b œ œ. œ œ . R œ. œ ˙ œ œ hastes to waft himJ o're, he hastes 16 b & b ˙. ˙œ ˙ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ? bb ˙. ˙ œ ˙ ˙. © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. "Charon the peaceful shade invites" 3 20 ˙ œ œ œ nœ ˙. b œ œ. œ œ œ . œ #œ œ. œ & b J œ b œ œ œ. œ ˙. œ & b J Œ Œ 20 b œ œ j œ œ ˙ & b œ. R œ. œ ˙ Œ Œ Œ œ ˙ J Œ J to waft himJ o're, giveJ him all, give himJ all, 20 b & b œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ #œ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙ œœ ˙. œ ˙. nœ ˙. ? bb œ œ ˙ ˙. œ #œ ˙ œ ˙. 25 œ b #œ ˙ œ nœ #˙ œ œ & b Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ . œ œ. œ œ œ b œ œ J ˙ #œ œ. œ œ ˙ & b J nœ œ 25 b œ j œ œ œ & b œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ J œ J nœ œ œ all, all neJ cesJ sarJ -Jy Rites; giveJ him all, give himJ all ne-cesJ sarJ -Jy 25 bb ˙ & œ ˙ #œ ˙. #˙˙. ˙. œ˙. ˙ ˙ œ ˙. ˙ . ˙. nœ 6œ n˙ 5 4 n ? b ˙ ˙. b œ ˙ ˙. ˙. © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. 4 "Charon the peaceful shade invites" 30 œ b ˙ œ nœ #œ. œ œ. œ œ. #œ ˙. & b J b œ. nœ #œ. œ œ. œ œ. & b ˙ œ œ œ J œ œ ˙ 30 b œ . & b œ. œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. Rites; to land J him on the shoare. 30 b & b ˙. #˙ #˙ . ˙. ˙. ˙˙. ˙˙. ˙. ? b b ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙ "Charon the peaceful shade invites" is from Purcell's semi-opera, The Prophetess. It is on page 39 of Book I of Orpheus Britannicus. The score in Orpheus has only a couple of bass figures In Greek mythology, Charon ferried the dead to the underworld. © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. Treble Recorder 1 "Charon the peacefull Shade invites" from Orpheus Britannicus Henry Purcell œ b 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ & b 4 œ. œ J Œ 5 œ œ b 3 œ œ nœ. œ œ #˙ & b Œ 11 œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ b œ œ #œ. œ œ. œ œ & b J 15 b ˙ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ & b Œ Œ Œ œ œ 19 œ œ œ. œ œ ˙ œ œ œ b . œ œ œ. œ œ œ . œ #œ & b 23 nœ ˙. œ b œ. œ #œ ˙ œ nœ & b J Œ Œ 27 b #˙ œ ˙ œ nœ & b Œ Œ Œ œ 31 b #œ. œ œ. œ œ œ. #œ ˙. & b J © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. Treble Recorder 2 "Charon the peacefull Shade invites" from Orpheus Britannicus Henry Purcell b 3 œ œ & b 4 œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ 5 2 œ œ bb œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ & J 10 b œ œ #œ œ #œ. nœ . & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 14 b ˙ œ ˙ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ & b œ œ œ 18 . œ œ. œ . b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙. & b œ J 22 œ œ œ œ œ b 2 œ œ. œ . & b Œ Œ J J 27 b ˙ œ #œ œ. œ & b œ nœ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ 31 b . nœ #œ. œ . œ . & b œ œ J œ œ œ œ ˙ © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. Soprano "Charon the peacefull Shade invites" from Orpheus Britannicus Henry Purcell Recorders œ œ œ œ j Œ bb 3 œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙œ. œ ˙ & 4 œ. Œ Soprano b 3 œ œ & b 4 œ œ œ. œ œ Char-on the peace - full Bass ? 3 ˙ ˙ œ bb 4 œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙ œ œ œ Œ Rec's. b œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ nœ. œ œ #˙ œ & b œ. œ œ. œ œ œ 6 J S b r œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ Œ Shade J in - vites, Char-on the Bass ? ˙ bb œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ . j œ Œ Rec's. b œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ.nœ#œ. œ œ. œ œ ˙ & b œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ 11 S b œ ˙ œ œ & b œ. œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ peace - full Shade, the peace - fullR Shade in - vites,#˙ he Bass ? b ˙ ˙. ˙. b œ ˙. #˙ œ © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. 2 "Charon the peaceful shade invites" Œ Œ œ œ . œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ Rec's. b œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ. œ œ . œ œ œ & b . œ œ œ œ 16 S b œ. œ œ. j œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. & b œ œ. œ œ . R œ. œ ˙ œ œ hastes to waft himJ o're, he hastes Bass . ? bb ˙. ˙ œ ˙ ˙. œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ nœ ˙. œ Rec's. b œœ œ œ. œ ˙ #œ œ. J œ & b J . 20 Œ Œ S b œ œ j œ œ ˙ & b œ. R œ. œ ˙ Œ Œ Œ œ ˙ J Œ J to waft himJ o're, giveJ him all, give himJ all, Bass ? bb œ œ ˙ ˙. œ #œ ˙ œ ˙. Œ Œ Œ œ œ. œ œ œ Œ Œ Rec's. b œ. œ #œ ˙ J œ nœ #˙ #œ œ. œ œ ˙ œ œ & b J nœ œ 25 S b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ j œ œ œ œ & b Œ œ œ ˙ J J nœ œ œ all, all neJ cesJ sarJ -Jy Rites; giveJ him all, give himJ all ne-cesJ sarJ -Jy Bass ? b ˙ œ ˙. ˙. b . 6 . 5 ˙ 4˙ œ j n Rec's. b ˙ œ nœ #œ. œ œ.nœ œ #œ. œ œ. œ #œ ˙. & b ˙ œ œ œ œ. J œ. œ. œ œ ˙ 30 S b œ . & b œ. œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. Rites; to land J him on the shoare. Bass ? b ˙. b ˙. ˙. ˙. © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. Harpsichord "Charon the peacefull Shade invites" from Orpheus Britannicus Henry Purcell Continuo realized by W. F. Long bb 3 ˙. ˙. œ ˙ ˙. ˙. & 4 ˙. œ ˙. œ ˙. ˙. ˙. œ ? 3 ˙ ˙ œ bb 4 œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙ œ 6 b j & b œ˙ œ œ ˙. ˙. ˙œ. œ. œ ˙. ˙ œ œ #˙ ˙. œ ˙. œ œ n˙ #˙. nœ ˙ œ ? b ˙ ˙ ˙ b œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. œ 12 b b œ ˙ ˙. ˙ œ ˙. ˙. œ ˙ & ˙œ. #˙ #˙œ. ˙ ˙. œ #˙. ˙. ˙. ? b ˙. ˙. ˙ b ˙. œ ˙. œ 18 #˙ b & b ˙. ˙. œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ #œ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙ œœ ˙. œ ˙. nœ ? b ˙. œ œ b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙. 24 œ #œ œ b & b ˙. ˙ #œ ˙. #˙ ˙. ˙. ˙. œ ˙ ˙. ˙. ˙. œ ˙ 5 ˙ ˙ œ ˙. ˙ . ˙ nœ 6œ n˙ 4 n ? b ˙ ˙. b ˙. œ ˙ ˙. ˙. 30 b & b ˙. #˙ . #˙ . ˙. ˙. ˙˙. ˙˙. ˙. ? b . b ˙. ˙ . © William F. Long, 2008 ˙. ˙ Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted. Viola da Gamba "Charon the peacefull Shade invites" from Orpheus Britannicus Henry Purcell ˙ ˙ ? bb 43 œ ˙ œ ˙. œ 5 ˙ ? bb ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ 9 ? bb ˙ œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙. 13 ? b ˙. ˙. b #˙ œ ˙. 17 ? b ˙ ˙. ˙. œ œ b œ œ 21 ? bb ˙ ˙. #œ ˙ œ ˙. 25 ? b ˙ ˙. b œ ˙ ˙. 6 5 29 4 n ? b b . ˙. ˙. ˙ ˙. ˙ © William F. Long, 2008 Copying for non-commercial purposes permitted..
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