Song composed for the Duke of Gloster's Birthday July ye 24, 1695 / by Mr Henry Purcell. Who can from joy refrain
Secular cantata for solo voices (SSAAB), chorus (SSATB) and orchestra.
First line: Who can from joy refrain.
Thematic cat. no.: Z. 342.
Words probably by Nahum Tate.
Manuscript in the hand of William Isaack. Thought by Cummings to be holograph, and used by him for the Purcell Society Edition in 1891. According to Ralph Griffin (who wrote copious notes on the fly leaf) "This is clearly not an autograph for far as the [musical] notes are concerned ... But it may be that H.P. has written the words after the music has been copied by a copyist sed quare"
Music starts on leaf 2. Leaves 2-8 have original pagination 1-14.
Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam; countermark: "CS"
Former shelf mark: 31.H.11.
1.1.1 C G-2 c/ 4.''C6-D4.C6-D/{8.C6E8.D8E}4.E8D/2D-/
Cantatas, Secular Scores.
History note: Original printed pattern paper/card folder with label (now bound before the score), within which the score was folded in half. In the 19th? century it was bound in maroon cloth (example preserved). Conserved and rebound in quarter green morocco with marbled paper sides and velum tips, by D.C. [Cockerell Bindery], May 1979.
1 ms. score (8 leaves) ;33 x 41 cm.; 1 ms. score (8 leaves) ;33 x 41 cm.;
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England,[1695?]
Presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Ralph Griffin in 1935.
Purcell, Henry,1659-1695.
Accession number: MU.MS.684
Primary reference Number: 253473
ALMA leader: 02663cdm a2200397 a 4500
ALMA control 001: 995012803803606
ALMA reference a: (UkCU)501280-depfacfmdb
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