Composition: The Virtuous Wife, Z.611 (Purcell, Henry)

Title The Virtuous Wife
Alternative title Good Luck at Last
Creators Henry Purcell (composer)
Opus Z.611
Instrumentation strings and continuo
Number of movements 8
Keys
Composed 1694
First published
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Composition types Incidental music
Period Baroque
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Metronome Key Measures
1. Overture
2. Song tune
3. Slow Air
4. Air
5. Preludio
6. Hornpipe
7. Minuet
8. Minuet

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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete parts,selections Novello 1925 Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violins III · view
Violas · view
Cellos · view
Double Basses · view

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