Come, Ye Sons of Art

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"Come, Ye Sons of Art" is a 1694 birthday ode by English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, celebrated for its festive choral writing and expressive solo arias.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf birthday ode ⓘ
ode ⓘ
vocal composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away ⓘ
associatedWith English court odes ⓘ
catalogueNumber Z 323 ⓘ
composer Henry Purcell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1694 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Queen Mary II of England ⓘ
linked to: Mary II of England
frequentlyRecordedBy early music ensembles ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
ode ⓘ
hasPart Bid the virtues, bid the graces ⓘ
Come, ye sons of art (duet) ⓘ
Come, ye sons of art, away ⓘ
Sound the trumpet ⓘ
Strike the viol ⓘ
The day that such a blessing gave ⓘ
These are the sacred charms ⓘ
historicalContext composed during the reign of William III and Mary II ⓘ
intendedFor court celebration ⓘ
keyFeatures contrapuntal choral textures ⓘ
dance-inspired rhythms ⓘ
trumpet-like vocal writing ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicalForm sequence of choruses, solos, and instrumental movements ⓘ
notableFor expressive solo arias ⓘ
festive choral writing ⓘ
occasion birthday of Queen Mary II of England ⓘ
performancePractice historically informed performance ⓘ
period late 17th century ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
relatedWorkBySameComposer Hail! Bright Cecilia ⓘ
Love’s goddess sure was blind ⓘ
Now does the glorious day appear ⓘ
scoring chorus ⓘ
continuo ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
style English Baroque ⓘ
survivingSources manuscript copies from the late 17th century ⓘ
textAuthor Nahum Tate ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 20–25 minutes ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1694 ⓘ

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Henry Purcell → notableWork → Come, Ye Sons of Art ⓘ
Come, Ye Sons of Art → hasPart → Come, ye sons of art, away ⓘ
linked to: Come, Ye Sons of Art
Come, Ye Sons of Art → hasPart → Come, ye sons of art (duet) ⓘ
linked to: Come, Ye Sons of Art
Come, Ye Sons of Art → alsoKnownAs → Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away ⓘ
linked to: Come, Ye Sons of Art