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Fairest Isle
from King Arthur
Set for SATB
Verse 1 uses the harmonies of Purcell's instrumental opening.
Verse 2 uses harmonies found on the Mutopia Project through the Choral Public Domain Library.
The bass line is Purcell's throughout.
soprano
Ä " "
(solo)
3
4
t
|
|
t
t t t "t
t
|
t
t t t
t
Henry Purcell
t t t t
alto
Ä " "
3
4
Fair -est
t
|
isle, all
| t
isles ex - cel - ling,
| t | t
Seat of
| t
plea-
sure
t #t t
tenor
Ü " "
3
4
Mm
t
...
|
...
| t
t |
| t
| t
| t
bass
Å " "
3
4
Mm
t
...
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...
| t
| t
| t
| t
t t t
t
Mm
...
...
7
Ä" "
t t t
t
|«
t
|
|
t
t t t "t
t
|
t
t t t
t
Ä" "
and of
| #t
love,
|«
Ve -nus
t |
here will
| t
choose her
| t
dwel -ling
| t
And for -
| t
Ü" "
| t
| «
Ah
t
...
|
...
| t
t |
| t
| t
Å " "
|
t
| «
Ah
t
...
|
...
| t
| t
| t
| t
Ah
...
...
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Public Domain
set in Overture 4 by John Kilpatrick

14
Ä " "
t t t
t
t t t
t
|«
t
|
|
t
t
°
|
|
t
Ä " "
sake her
t #t t
Cy-
prian
| #t
grove.
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t
pid
|
from his
| t
fav' -rite
t |
na - tion
| t
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| t
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t
t |
| t
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t t t
t
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t
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Mm
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Ä " "
t
t t t
t
#|
t
t t t
t t
| «
t
|
|
t
Ä " "
Care
and
| t
en - vy
| "t
will re -
| t
move.
|«
Jea -
t
lous -
|
y that
| t
Ü " "
#t t t
t t
t
t t t#t
t t
| «
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Å " "
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t
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Ä " "
t t t t
t
t
t
t
t t t
t
t t t
t
t t t
t t
|«
Ä " "
pois'- nous
| t
pas -
t t t
sion,
t
And des -
t t t t
pair that
| t
dies for
| t
love.
|«
Ü " "
t t t
| t
t t t
| t
t
t t
|«
Å " "
| #t
| t t
t t t
| t
t
t
t
|«
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33
Ä " "
t
|
(tutti)
|
t
t
t t"t
t
|
t
t t t
t
t t t
t
Ä " "
Ü " "
Gen-tle
Gen-tlt
|
t
|
mur -murs,
| t
mur -murs,
| t
t
sweet
|
sweet
|
com -plain -
t
t t
com -plain-
t t t
« t
tY
ing,
t
ing,
t
Sighs
|
Sighs
|
that
t
that
t
blow
t «
blow
|
#tI
the
t
the
t t
Å " "
Gen-tle
|
mur -
|
murs,
t
sweet
|
t
com-
t
plain -
|
ing,
t
Sighs
|
that
t
blow
t t t
the
t
Gen-tle
mur -murs,
sweet
com -plain -
ing,
Sighs
that
blow
the
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Ä " "
t t t
t
|«
t
|
|
t
t t t"t
t
|
t
t t t
t
Ä " "
Ü " "
fire
t
fire
t
t
t
of
#t
of
t
love.
|«
love.
| «
Soft
|
Soft
t
re - pul -
re - pul-
t t t
| |
ses,
t
ses,
t
kind
|
kind
|
dis - dain -
t
t t
dis - daint
t t t
« t
tY
ing,
t
ing,
t
Shall
|
Shall
|
be
t
be
t
Å " "
fire
t
t
of
t
love.
| «
Soft
t
re - pul -
|
|
ses,
t
kind
|
dis-
t
dain -
|
ing,
t
Shall
|
be
t
fire
of
love.
Soft
re - pul -
ses,
kind
dis - dain -
ing,
Shall
be
46
Ä " "
t t t
t
t
t t
t
|«
t
|
|
t
t
|
Ä " "
Ü " "
all
t«
all
|
tI
the
t
the
t t
pains
t«
pains
t
t
tI
you
#t
you
t
prove;
|«
prove;
| «
Ev' -
t
Ev' -
t
ry
|
ry
|
swain
|
swain
|
shall
t
shall
t
pay
t
pay
t
his
|
his
|
Å " "
all
t t t
the
t
pains
t
t
you
t
prove;
| «
Ev' -
t
ry
|
swain
|
shall
t
pay
t
his
|
all
the
pains
you
prove;
Ev' -
ry
swain
shall
pay
his
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52
Ä " "
|
t
t t t t
t
#|
t
t
t t
t t
| «
t
|
|
t
Ä " "
Ü " "
du -ty;
| t
du -ty;
| t
Grate-
|
Grate -
|
ful
t
ful
#t t
ev' -
t t t t
ev'-
|
ry
"t
ry
t
nymph
|
nymph
t «
tY
shall
t
shall
t
prove;
|«
prove;
| «
And
t
And
t
as
|
as
|
these
|
these
t t
ex -
t
ex -
t t
Å " "
du -ty;
|
t
du -ty;
Grate -
"|
Grate -
ful
t
ful
ev' -
|
ev' -
ry
t
ry
nymph
|
nymph
shall
t
shall
prove;
t
prove;
t t
And
t
And
as
|
as
these
|
these
ex-
t
ex -
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Ä " "
t t t t
t t
t t t
ty,
t
t t
t
t t t
t
t
t t
t t
| «
Ä " "
Ü " "
cel
|
cel
|
in
t
in
t
beau-
|
beau -
|
t
ty,
t
Those
t
Those
|
t
shall
t
shall
t
be
|
be
|
re -
ret
t
t
nowned
t
nowned
|
t
for
t
for
t
love.
|«
love.
| «
Å " "
cel
|
cel
in
#t
in
beau -
|
beau -
ty,
t t
ty,
Those
t
Those
t
shall
t
shall
be
|
be
re -nowned
t t
re - nowned
t
for
t
for
love.
|«
love.
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