Music for a while by Henry Purcell

Music, music for a while
shall all your cares beguile...
wondering, wondering
how your pains were eas'd...
and disdaining to be pleas'd
till Alecto to free the dead (x2)
from their eternal, eternal bands
till the snakes drop from her head
and the the whip from out her hands

Music for a while is a musical composition by Henry Purcell from his incidental music to John Dryden's and Nathaniel Lee's play Oedipus. An ascending ground bass in E minor forms the basis of the piece.

A free score available for low voice at:
http://geostasto.eco.uniroma1.it/utenti/schinaia/Purcell%20Music%20for%20a%20...

Kathrine Brandt soprano
Ernst Stolz organ and viola da gamba

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[AfrikiSun]

Beautiful!

I love your music and videos!

[ernststolz]

I am glad to hear that

[unagondolaunremo]

!! incredible !!

bravissimo ernst and bravissima kathrine and bravissimo purcell too

!! wonderful !!

[ernststolz]

Grazie Aldo, (anche noi possiamo fare un pò Purcell una volta)

[xAmandine]

perfect

[ernststolz]

thank you!

[Takoon]

Really beautiful singing and playing. The video is very creepy, but also really calming, so it fits perfectly.

[vburm]

really well judged and executed. excellent. thank you

[XVLaHireXV]

love the video! and the music

[serassi614]

Very good music

[VinceV]

Magnificent