Composition: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 (Purcell, Henry)
| Title | The Fairy Queen |
| Alternative title | Semi-opera in Five Acts |
| Creators | Henry Purcell (composer) |
| Opus | Z.629 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1692 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | string orchestra | William Leonard Reed |
| view | Selections | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Incidental Music, Vol.1 (10 numbers) | strings and continuo | — |
| view | Incidental Music, Vol.2 (9 numbers) | strings and continuo | — |
| view | Rondeau (2nd Music) | 2 guitars | Bernd Goldau |
| view | Ouverture (Act I) | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Next, Winter Comes Slowly (Act IV) | harpsichord | — |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | 4 accordions and bass accordion | Paul De Bra |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | — | — |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Fantazia | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Suite (21 numbers) · view |
| view | Overture (Act I) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Novello | — | Recorder 1 · view Recorder 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos / Basses · view |
| view | Suite (21 numbers) | parts | — | — | Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Contiuno (Cellos/Basses, Harpsichord) · view |
| view | Suite (21 numbers) | parts | Manuscript | — | Treble 1 · view Bass · view |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | parts | — | — | Violins I/II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboard) · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | J. Heptinstall | — | Some Select Songs as they are Sung in 'The Fairy Queen' · view |
| view | Duet: Turn Then Thine Eyes (Act V) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Eulenburg | 1952 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Suite · view Rondeau · view Jig · view Sing While we Trip it Upon the Green · view One Charming Night · view Hush No More · view If Love's a Sweet Passion · view Dance for the Fairies · view When I have Often Heard Young Maids · view A Thousand Ways We'll Find · view Next, Winter Comes Slowly · view Entry Dance · view Thus Happy and Free · view Chaconne · view They Shall be as Happy as They're Fair · view Engraving files (MusicXML, for MIDI) · view |
| view | Incidental Music, Vol.1 (10 numbers) | Arrangement for strings and continuo | Bärenreiter | 1937 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | Incidental Music, Vol.1 (10 numbers) | Arrangement for strings and continuo | — | — | Complete Score · view Violin I · view Violin II · view Violin III (Viola alt) · view Viola · view Cello/Violone · view |
| view | Incidental Music, Vol.2 (9 numbers) | Arrangement for strings and continuo | Bärenreiter | 1939 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | Incidental Music, Vol.2 (9 numbers) | Arrangement for strings and continuo | — | — | Complete Score · view Violin I · view Violin II · view Violin III (= Viola) · view Viola · view Cello/Violone · view |
| view | Rondeau (2nd Music) | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ouverture (Act I) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete score · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone · view Bass Trombone · view Organ · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Next, Winter Comes Slowly (Act IV) | Arrangement for harpsichord | — | — | Complete score · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass accordion |
Paul De Bra | 2021 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Source Files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Recorder · view Alto Recorder · view Tenor Recorder · view Bass Recorder · view |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | Arrangement | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Chaconne (Act V) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Fantazia | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Selections | Papalin (performer) | For Recorders (Papalin) | Rondeau · file Jig · file Sing While we Trip it Upon the Green · file One Charming Night · file Hush No More · file If Love's a Sweet Passion · file Dance for the Fairies · file When I have Often Heard Young Maids · file A Thousand Ways We'll Find · file Next, Winter Comes Slowly · file Entry Dance · file Thus Happy and Free · file Chaconne · file They Shall be as Happy as They're Fair · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Chaconne (Act V) | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Rondeau · file Jig · file Sing While We Trip It Upon the Green · file One Charming Night · file Hush, No More · file If Love's a Sweet Passion · file Dance for the Fairies · file When I Have Often Heard Young Maids · file A Thousand Ways We'll Find · file Next, Winter Comes Slowly · file Thus Happy and Free · file Chaconne · file They Shall be as Happy as They're Fair · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | Overture · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Next Winter Comes Slowly (Act IV) | For Harpsichord (Depolo) | MIDI performance · file |
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