Purcell - Sound the trumpet - J. Bowman, A. Scholl

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Henry Purcell
Come, ye sons of art, Z 323
Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, 1694
"Sound the trumpet"

Text: Probably by Nahum Tate

In this video:

Countertenor 1: James Bowman
Countertenor 2: Andreas Scholl
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

From the live performance at Royal Festival Hall
Wednesday 11 June 2008


James Bowman, who was the presenter of the concert, and Andreas Scholl singing the duet "Sound the trumpet" from Purcell's ode "Come, ye sons of art" as an encore. Note that James Bowman is 66 years old here and Scholl is 40.

"In the time of Purcell, odes were composed by the Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal. Although Purcell was never appointed to head the Chapel Royal, he was a favorite composer of the king, so it fell to him to compose odes for the birthday of Queen Mary II in 1694. Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away was the final birthday ode Purcell composed for Queen Mary; by the end of 1695 both she and Purcell had passed away.
'Sound the Trumpet' is a striking duet for two countertenors. The melody dances over a ground bass as the singers imitate the sound of trumpets." All Music Guide

Text:

Sound the trumpet till around
You make the list'ning shores rebound.
On the sprightly hautboy
play all the instruments of joy
that skillful numbers can employ
to celebrate the glories of this day.

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[nclysander]

Why the laughter at the beginning?

[civileso]

The reason for the laughter is (as explained before in the older comments) Bowman singing unexpectedly. He was the presenter of this recital by Scholl, not the performer. So, when he suddenly started singing this duet at the end of the concert, the surprised audience let out a laughter. :)

[emmachambers14]

who sings first is it andreas scholl or am i wrong?

[civileso]

It is Bowman.

[musicfariy]

it such a pain when people start clapping during music! it pisses me off.

[Annie79488]

I am doing this song for Seattle Girls Choir! I love this song!

[SuperVideodave]

@paulinethegreat1 ....? Girls????

[Yesquiet]

@civileso he wondered . . . maybe . . they laughed at Him . ? . . your answer ,civileso , perhaps is "better"

[achantus1]

@emmachambers14 No, that's Andreas Scholl.

[amarkanable]

@musicfariy Wow if it sends you into such a spittle-flying juvenile rage then there are millions of studio recordings out there to listen to.

[Gwendo1423]

Why this song was wirtten ?

[lauriejulia]

Dans quelle circonstance cette oeuvre a t-elle était écrite?

[powertool360]

Ähm, there nö Girls. Two Men. Countertenors....

[paulinethegreat1]

Thank you for posting this. I'm doing this forr my choir class, so thank you! Thhese girls are awesome!

[Mangasakka]

@civileso I can see the scene in my head when you describe it. I wish I saw it. Was that on tv?

These are a fine couple of voices, my word, and this thingy is really well arranged by this mister Purcell, isn't it? ;-)

I guess we all agree that James Bowman and Andreas Scholl are the Farinellis of the 20th century.