Rejoice in the Lord alway
Verse anthem by Henry Purcell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Rejoice in the Lord alway" (c. 1683–1685), Z. 49, sometimes known as the Bell Anthem, is a verse anthem by Henry Purcell. It was originally scored for SATB choir, countertenor, tenor and bass soloists, and strings, though it is also sometimes performed with organ replacing the strings.[1] It has always been one of Purcell's better-known works, and is today his most popular anthem and probably the most often performed of all verse anthems.
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Rejoice in the Lord alway | |
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by Henry Purcell | |
Catalogue | Z. 49 |
Genre | Choral music |
Form | Verse anthem, symphony anthem |
Text | Philippians 4: 4–7 |
Language | English |
Composed | c. 1683–1685 |
Duration | 8 minutes |
Scoring | SATB choir, soloists (countertenor, tenor and bass) and strings or organ |
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