A Purcell Suite

A Purcell Suite (7 Pieces for Descant Recorder and Keyboard) ** By Henry Purcell (1659-1695) ** Edited by Gwilym Beechey. For soprano recorder and piano (Saddle stitching). This edition: ED13218. Woodwind. Book only. 16 Pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

As well as being a successful church and court composer, Purcell wrote extensively for the stage, composing several operas, semi-operas and masques. Now Gwilym Beechey has made seven of these fantastic works accessible to the instrumental player, carefully choosing and arranging a selection of these pieces for descant recorder and keyboard. Included in this edition are dances, airs and jigs from Purcells popular opera King Arthur (1691) * and semi-operas The Fairy Queen (1692) * and The Indian Queen (1695). A Purcell Suite also features one of his most famous pieces, the Rondeau In D Minor from the incidental music he wrote for Abdelazer.

Contents:
Air In D Minor (from King Arthur)
How Blest Are Shepherds (from King Arthur)
Hornpipe In G Minor (from King Arthur)
Jig In G Minor (from The Fairy Queen)
Prelude/Minuet In C Major (from The Fairy Queen)
Dance In C Major (from The Indian Queen)
Rondeau In D Minor (from Abdelazer)