Vocal Score
Henry Purcell Come, ye Sons of Art Z 323 Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, 30 April 1694
Edited by Philip Legge
Contents [Symphony]
1
Come, ye Sons of Art (solo and chorus)
3
Sound the trumpet (duet)
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Come, ye Sons of Art (chorus)
11
Strike the viol (solo)
13
The day that such a blessing gave (solo and chorus)
16
Bid the Virtues (solo)
19
These are the sacred charms
22
See Nature, rejoicing (duet and chorus)
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Vocal score
Come, ye Sons of Art (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, 30 April 1694) Z 323
Poem by Nahum Tate?
[Symphony]
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[Allegro]
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
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3
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[Adagio]
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COUNTERTENOR SOLO
Come, come, ye
Sons
of Art,
come, come a
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72
66
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way,
come, come, ye
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Sons of Art, come, come a way, 93
play, to ce le brate, to 99
in stru ments 106
112
tune
ce le brate this tri um phant day,
play, to ce le brate, to
ce le brate, to ce le brate this tri umphant day,
all your voi ces and
in stru ments
tune
all your voi ces and
ce le brate this tri um phant day,
CHORUS
Come, come, ye Sons of Art, Come, come, ye
Sons
to
of Art, come, come
come, come a
Come, come, ye Sons
of Art, come, come a
Come, come, ye Sons
of Art, come, come a
a
119
way,
way,
way,
way,
125
come, come, ye
Come, come, ye
Come, come, ye
in stru ments in stru ments in stru ments in stru ments
Sons of Art, come, come a way, Sons of Art, come, come a way, Sons of Art, come, come a way, Sons of Art, come, come a way,
Come, come, ye
voi ces and voi ces and voi ces and voi ces and
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play,
play,
play,
play,
ce le brate, to ce le brate, to ce le brate, to
to ce le brate this to ce le brate this to ce le brate this to ce le brate, to ce le brate this
tune all your
tune all your
tune all
your
tune all
your
phant tri um phant tri um phant tri um phant tri
um
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day,
day,
day,
day,
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tune all your voi ces and in stru ments play, to tune all your voi ces and in stru ments play, to tune all your voi ces and in stru ments play, to tune all your voi ces and in stru ments play, to
tri um phant tri um phant tri um phant tri um phant 138
day,
to
day,
to
day,
to
day,
to
ce le brate, ce le brate, ce le brate,
to
to
to
ce le brate, to
ce le brate, to ce le brate, to ce le brate, to
ce le brate this ce le brate this ce le brate this ce le brate, to ce le brate this
ce le brate this ce le brate this ce le brate this ce le brate this
phant day. tri um phant day. tri um phant day. tri
um
umphant day.
tri
countertenor] [High 144
f
148
Sound
152
[Countertenor]
trum pet!
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Sound
the
p
Sound the trumpet! Sound, sound, the trum pet! Sound the trumpet! Sound, sound,
sound the trum pet, till a round sound the trum pet, till a round You make the
list ’ning shores re bound,
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You make the list ’ning shores re bound, re bound, you make the list ’ningshores re bound, 155
bound. 158
1.
2.
bound.
bound.
1.
spright ly hautboy, the spright ly haut boy play, the 160
bound. 2.
the list ’ning shores re re bound, the list ’ning shores re
Onthe spright ly haut boy, the Onthe
spright ly haut boy play. All the spright ly, spright ly haut boy play.
instru ments of joy, All the instru ments of 163
all, all, all, all the instru ments of joy, joy, all, all, all, all the in stru ments of joy, of
166
joy,
of
brate the glo ries of this brate the glo ries of this
To cel e brate, To cel e brate,
joy, That skill ful num bers can em ploy, Thatskill ful num bers can employ,
169
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to cel e to cel e
day, the glo ries, the glo day, the glo the ries,
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glo
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1. ries of this day. this day. ries of 1.
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175
181
2.
Onthe
day.
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day.
2.
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201
207
Come, come, ye
Come, come, ye come, come, ye
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Come, come, ye
Come, come ye
Sons
of Art,
Come, come ye
Sons
of Art,
come,
Sons
Sons
Sons
Come, come ye
of Art,
Sons
of Art,
Sons
Come, come ye
of Art, come, come a way, of Art, come, come a way, of Art, come, come a way, of Art, come, come a way,
Sons
come, come a way, come, come a way, come, come a way,
CHORUS
come a
way,
tune all your
voi ces
and
tune all your voi ces and tune all your voi ces and tune all your voi ces and
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in stru ments in stru ments in stru ments in stru ments 213
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play,
to
ce le brate, to ce le brate, to ce le brate, to
play,
to
play,
to
play,
to
ce le brate, to
tune all your voi ces and in stru ments tune all your voi ces and in stru ments tune all your voi ces and in stru ments tune all your voi ces and in stru ments 219
ce le brate this ce le brate this ce le brate this ce le brate this
play,
to
play,
to
play,
to
play,
to
phant day, tri um phant day, tri um phant day, tri
um
umphant day, tri
ce le brate, to ce le brate, to ce le brate, to
ce le brate this ce le brate this ce le brate this ce le brate, to ce le brate this
tri um phant um phant tri tri um phant tri um phant 225
day,
to
day,
to
day,
to
day,
to
[Countertenor] 231
237
touch,
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touch, touch,
ce le brate, ce le brate, ce lebrate,
to
to
to
ce le brate, to
Strike
ce le brate this ce this lebrate ce le brate this ce le brate this
the vi ol,
tri
tri
phant day. um phant day.
Wake the
the vi ol,
strike
um
harp,
wake the harp, wake the harp, in spire 243
um phant day. tri um phant day. tri
touch, touch, the lute,
the flute,
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wake
the
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in spire the flute, 1.
harp,
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pat ton ess’ s
praise,
sing,
2.
flute,
sing,
praise,
sing,
sing,
In cheer
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1. ful and har mon ious lays. 1.
pat ton ess’ s
Sing your
Sing your
260
2.
2. 269
[Ritornello]
2. [Ritornello]
275
280
289
295
1.
286
lays.
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2.
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305
1.
2.
310
The
day
2. 322
be.
2.
What it
ing gave, No com mon, com mon
that such a
316 fes ti val should be, No, no,
300
just
bless
no,
no,
be. 1. no,
no, no, com mon fes ti val should
ly,
1.
what it
just ly,
it
just ly seem’d to
crave,
Grant, oh
330
grant,
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grant, oh
grant, and let it have, let it, let it have, let it, let it have
1.
1.
2. 336 hon our of a Ju bi lee. What it have, let 2.
The
our of a Ju bi it have The hon
CHORUS The day that such a bless ing, such a bless The day that such a bless that such a ing gave, The day that such a bless ing, a lee. The day that such a bless 337
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ing bless ing bless ing ing 343
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gave,
gave,
gave,
gave,
No com mon, com mon fes ti val should be,
no,
no,
no,
2.
be.
What it
just
be.
What it
just
be.
What it
just
ly,
be.
What it
just
ly,
1.
be. 1. com mon fes ti val should
The
2.
no,
No com mon, com mon fes ti val should be,
no, com mon fes ti val should be. no, com mon fes ti val should be. no, no, com mon fes ti val should be.
no, no, no, no, No com mon, com mon fes ti val should be, no, no, no, no, no, no,
350
no, no,
No com mon, com mon fes ti val should be, no, no,
no,
no,
no,
no,
no,
no,
ly,
what it
ly,
what it
what it
what it
just ly, just ly, just ly, just ly, 356
it
it
it
it
just ly seem’d to crave, just ly seem’d to crave, just ly seem’d to crave, just ly seem’d to crave,
have, let it, let it have, let it have The hon
Grant, oh grant,
Grant, oh grant,
our
our have, let it, let it have, let it have The hon our
Grant, oh grant,
have, let it, let it have, let it have The hon
have, let it, let it have, let it have The hon
Grant, oh grant,
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grant, oh
grant, and let it
grant, oh
grant, and let it
grant, oh
grant, and let it
lee. of a Ju bi lee. of a Ju bi lee. of a Ju
bi
bi lee.
our
grant, and let it grant, oh
of a Ju
[Soprano] Bid the Vir tues, bid the Gra ces, bid the Gra ces To the 368
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sa 372
375
cred shrine re pair,
al tar take,
Round
the
378
their pla Round ces, take
the al tar take, take their pla ces, 381
Bless ing with re turns of
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pray’r, Bless ing with re turns of pray’r Their great
384
387
Their great,
de fen der’s
care,
Their great
de fen der’s care, WhileMa ri a’s roy al zeal Best in structs you how to
390
394
pray,
how
to
pray,
how
to pray,
Hour ly from her own, her own
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ing, vers ing con vers ing with the E ter Con con vers 398
401
405
[Bass]
These,
nal, the E ter nal Throne.
these,
these are the sa cred
charms, these are the sa cred charms that shield Her dar
408
ing
411 he ro in the field, these, these are the sa cred charms, these are thesa cred charms that
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shield Her dar ing he ro
414
in
the field,
Her
417 dar ing he ro in the field; Thus she sup
420
ports his right eouscause, thus, thus, thus, thus,
423 his thus, thus, she sup ports, she sup ports
eous cause, right
Thus, thus,
thus, thus
to his
426 aid im mor tal pow’r, im mor tal pow’r, im mor tal pow’r, she
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draws,
thus,
thus,
432
thus,
thus
to his aid im mor
tal pow’r she draws, Thus,
435
438
thus,
thus
tal pow’r she draws.
to his aid im mor
[Soprano]
See
See
Na ture,
joic ing, has shown us the
re
re joic ing, has shown us the Na ture,
way, With in no cent rev els, with way, With in no cent rev els, with
444
in no cent rev els to wel come
451 tune ful grove, tune ful grove,
458
hill,
hill,
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With
With
and
and
ing
ing talk
ing har mo ny ing har
wel come the
mo
rill,
The
laugh
rill,
The
laugh
charm
charm
the
2.
day.
day.
1.
talk
in no cent rev els to
1.
u
u ny
ing vale,
the
ing vale, the
py
nite,
The
nite,
The
hap
See,
day.
See,
day.
2.
The
The
ply ing re
ply ing re
sea
son
py sea son hap
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in vite. Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, With in no cent rev els, with
465
to
to
in
in no cent in no cent 473
480
vite.
joic ing, has shown us the way, With in no cent rev els, with
rev els to
spire,
Is at once
light and our our de light and our
Is at once our de
wel come the day. What the Gra ces re quire, And the Mu ses in rev els to wel come the day. What the Gra ces re quire, And the Mu ses in
spire,
Thus Na ture, re
ty to du ty to du
pay.
Thus Na ture,
pay.
Thus Na ture,
re
ing, has joic
joic ing, has
re
487
shown us
the
shown us
the
in no cent rev els, with in no cent rev els to
wel come the
With
in no cent
rev els, with
wel come the
way,
With
way,
494 CHORUS day. Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, day. Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way,
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in no cent
rev els
to
With in no cent rev els, with in no cent With in no cent rev els, with in no cent
With in no cent rev els, with in no cent
With in no cent rev els, with in no cent
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rev els rev els rev els rev els 502
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to
wel come the
to wel come the to wel come the to wel come the
in no cent in no cent in no cent in no cent 509
day.
day.
day.
day.
joic ing, has shown us the way, Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, Thus Na ture,
Thus Na ture,
Thus Na ture,
re
With
With
joic ing, has shown us the way,
With
re
re
joic ing,
has shown us
rev els, with in no cent rev els to wel come the rev els, with in no cent rev els to wel come the rev els, with in no cent rev els to wel come the rev els, with in no cent rev els to wel come the
the
way,
With
day.
The
tune
day.
The
tune
day.
The
tune
day.
The
ful
ful
ful
ful tune
516
grove,
the talk
grove,
the talk
grove, the talk
grove,
re ply ing vale, ing hill, re ply ing rill, The laugh ing vale, ing hill, ing rill, The laugh ing, the laugh ing vale, re ply ing hill, ing
ing
the talk
rill,
rill,
The
The
laugh
ing laugh
charm ing har mo ny u charm ing har mo ny u charm ing har mo ny u charm ing har mo ny u 523
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vale,
The
hap
nite,
The
hap
nite,
nite,
ing hill, ply
nite,
re
py
py
sea
son
to
son
to
son
With
With
in
to
in
to
in
py sea son hap
in
The
With
sea
sea
hap
py
The
With
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vite. Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, With in no cent rev els, with in no cent vite. Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, With in no cent rev els, with in no cent vite. Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, With in no cent rev els, with in no cent vite. Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the way, With in no cent rev els, with in no cent 530
rev els to wel come the rev els to wel come the rev els to wel come the rev els to wel come the 538
day. What the Gra ces re quire, And the Mu ses in spire, day. What the Gra ces re quire, And the Mu ses in spire, day. What the Gra ces re quire, And the Mu ses in spire, day.
Is at
Is at
Is at
ses in spire, Is at
What the Gra ces re quire, And the Mu
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light and our once our de light and our once our de light and our once our de light and our
once our de
ty to pay. du ty to pay. du
du
ty
to
pay.
ty to pay. du
way, With in no cent rev els, with in no cent way, With in no cent rev els, with in no cent way, With in no cent rev els, with in no cent
552
way,
With
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in no cent
rev els, with
re
re
re
joic ing, has shown us the Thus Na ture, re joic ing, has shown us the Thus Na ture,
Thus Na ture,
joic ing, has
Thus Na ture,
joic ing, has shown us the shown us
rev els to wel come the rev els to wel come the rev els to wel come the in no cent rev els to wel come the
the
day.
day.
day.
day.
