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ORPHEUS BRITANNICUS

O let me weep
FROM

The Fairy Queen, 1689 Z629/40


COMPOSD

By Mr. Henry Purcell


FOR

Soprano, Treble Recorder (or Violin)


AND

A THROUGH-BASS
Copyright William F. Long, MMVI

"O let me weep!" from Orpheus Britannicus


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The song, "O let me weep," is Movement 40 of Purcell's Semi-Opera, The Fairy-Queen (1689). It is on page 170 of Book I of Orpheus Britannicus. The violin is designated for the instrumental part, but the range and key t the treble recorder perfectly.

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The song, "O let me weep," is Movement 40 of Purcell's Semi-Opera, The Fairy-Queen (1689). It is on page 170 of Book I of Orpheus Britannicus. The violin is designated for the instrumental part, but the range and key t the treble recorder perfectly.

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