Composition: Hail, Bright Cecilia, Z.328 (Purcell, Henry)
| Title | Hail, Bright Cecilia! |
| Alternative title | Ode for St. Cecilia's Day |
| Creators | Henry Purcell (composer) and Nicholas Brady (librettist) |
| Opus | Z.328 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, 2 altos, tenor, 2 basses, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1692 |
| First published | 1848 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Odes |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Overture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1765 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Musical Antiquarian Society | — | Introduction and Contents · view Nos.1–5 · view Nos.6–13 · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone · view Bass Trombone · view Organ · view Timpani · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (C) · view Euphonium · view |
Recordings/Performances
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