A Fool's Preferment, Z.571 (Purcell, Henry)

		Movements/Sections 8 Songs: "I sigh'd, and I pin'd" "There's nothing so fatal as woman" "Fled is my love" "'Tis death alone" "I'll mount to yon blue Coelum" "I'll sail upon the Dog-star" "Jenny, 'gin you can love" "If thou wilt give me back my love" First Publication 1688 Genre Categories Incidental music; Stage Works; For voice, continuo; For voices with continuo; Scores featuring the voice; Scores with basso continuo; English language

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Fynnjamin (2011/4/10)

Publisher Info.:

London: E. Jones, for Jos. Knight and Fran. Saunders, 1688.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	A Fool's Preferment, or, The Three Dukes of Dunstable
Alternative Title

Composer	Purcell, Henry
Opus/Catalogue Number	Z.571
Movements/Sections	8 Songs: "I sigh'd, and I pin'd" "There's nothing so fatal as woman" "Fled is my love" "'Tis death alone" "I'll mount to yon blue Coelum" "I'll sail upon the Dog-star" "Jenny, 'gin you can love" "If thou wilt give me back my love"
First Publication	1688
Librettist	Thomas D'Urfey
Language	English
Dedication	The Honourable Charles, Lord Morpeth
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	voice, continuo