Composition: If Music Be the Food of Love, Z.379 (Purcell, Henry)
| Title | If Music Be the Food of Love |
| Creators | Henry Purcell (composer) |
| Opus | Z.379 |
| Instrumentation | voice and continuo |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1692 |
| First published | 1692 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | English |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
(No sections)
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | voice and piano | Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | 1st Version, Z.379a (1692) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1st Version, Z.379a (1692) | — | Lukas-Fabian Moser | 2021 | Complete Score (g minor = original key) · view Complete Score (f minor = transposed for mezzo soprano) · view Complete Score with simple continuo realization (g minor = original key) · view Complete Score with simple continuo realization (f minor = transposed for mezzo soprano) · view |
| view | 2nd Version, Z.379b (1693) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version, Z.379c (1695) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and piano |
Parker & Son | 1908 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Helen Watts (performer) and Thurston Dart (harpsichord) and Desmond Dupré (performer) | 1st Version (Z.379a) · file 2nd Version (Z.379b) · file |
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