Hail! Bright Cecilia

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"Hail! Bright Cecilia" is a celebrated 1692 ode by Henry Purcell honoring Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, and showcasing his rich Baroque choral and orchestral writing.

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Hail! Bright Cecilia canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral work ⓘ
ode ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
catalogueNumber Z.328 ⓘ
commissionedBy Musical Society of London ⓘ
composer Henry Purcell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1692 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Cecilia ⓘ
firstPerformedAt Theatre Royal, Drury Lane ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
hasType ode for Saint Cecilia’s Day ⓘ
historicalContext English Baroque period under William III and Mary II ⓘ
honours Saint Cecilia ⓘ
includes arias ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
recitatives ⓘ
influenced later English ceremonial and choral music ⓘ
keyFeatures varied movements for different vocal and instrumental forces ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movementCount multiple movements ⓘ
notableFor orchestral color ⓘ
rich Baroque choral writing ⓘ
occasion Feast of Saint Cecilia ⓘ
openingWords Hail! Bright Cecilia ⓘ
patronSaintHonoured Saint Cecilia ⓘ
period late 17th century ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
relatedWorkOfComposer Welcome to all the pleasures ⓘ
scoredFor chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
style Baroque ⓘ
subjectMatter celebration of Saint Cecilia ⓘ
praise of music ⓘ
textBy Nicholas Brady ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1692 ⓘ

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Henry Purcell → notableWork → Hail! Bright Cecilia ⓘ
Come, Ye Sons of Art → relatedWorkBySameComposer → Hail! Bright Cecilia ⓘ
Hail! Bright Cecilia → openingWords → Hail! Bright Cecilia ⓘ