Peter Pears

A shortened version of Purcell’s Fairy Queen for concert performance devised by Peter Pears, with the words taken from an anonymous adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

For high voice and Piano.

50 selected Purcell realizations by Benjamin Britten for high voice.

45 selected Purcell realizations by Benjamin Britten for medium/low voice.

Medium Voice, Piano. Purcell, H

Orpheus Brittanicus contains thirteen exemplary Songs for High Voice by the master English Baroque, Henry Purcell. These have been carefully arranged with the figured bass parts realised by Benjamin Britten, and the vocal parts edited by Peter Pears.

English words edited by Peter Pears.

For high and low Voice and Piano.