Fairest isle
| Song Title | Fairest isle (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Henry Purcell |
| Author(s): | John Dryden |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beauty; Care; Carefree; Cupid; Cyprian; Dwellings; Dying; Enjoying; Envy; Excelling; Fair; Fire; Gentle; Groves; Isles; Jealousy; Landscapes; Love; Murmurs; Mythology; Nymphs; Pains; Paradise; Passion; Pleasure; Removing; Sighs; Swains; Sweet; Venus |
| First Line | Fairest isle, all isles excelling (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1691 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=5060 |
| Larger Work | King Arthur (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/2/2f/IMSLP218070-SIBLEY1802.20988.5ce9-39087009848609score.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/23bW35jGhEedoMKDzljNGJ?si=fCtOnEH8TbqLKCMixGP8iw |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Z 628 (Search) |
| Range: | D4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, Londong, 1691 (Search) |
| Notes | Benjamin Britten wrote a piano realization of this piece. (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Can be performed with harpsichord, continuo (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |