ORPHEUS BRITANNICUS

Shepherd Leave
Decoying
FROM

King Arthur, 1692

Z628/16
COMPOSD

By Mr. Henry Purcell

FOR

Two Sopranos,
Two Treble Recorders,
AND

A THROUGH-BASS
Copyright William F. Long, MMVI

"Shepherd, leave decoying"

from Orpheus Britannicus
John Dryden

Treble
Recorder 1

Treble
Recorder 2

Henry Purcell

&b C

b
&b C

SYMPHONY

b
& b C

Continuo realization by W. F. Long.

Harpsichord

Rec. 1

b

&b

Rec. 2
5

Hpsi.

b
b
&

? bb C

b
& b

? bb

The brief song, "Shepherd, leave decoying," is Movement 16 of Purcell's Semi-Opera, King Arthur or
The British Worthy (1691). It is on page 236 of Book I of Orpheus Britannicus. No instrumentation is
specified in Orpheus Britannicus, but the upper instrumental parts fit the range of alto recorders and
recorders would be consistent with the pastoral content of the text. Alternatively, soprano recorders
could play the instrumental parts an octave higher than written.
The bass line in Orpheus Britannicus is unfigured.

William F. Long, 2006

Reproduction for non-commercial purposes permitted.

"Shepherd, leave decoying"

b
&b

b
& b n

10

Rec. 1

Rec. 2

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n
&b

10

Hpsi.

? bb b

b
b

&

15

Rec. 1

Rec. 2

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& b #

b w
& b

Hpsi.

Rec. 2

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&b
b
&b

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& b

19

Hpsi.

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b
19

Rec. 1

15

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J
j

William F. Long, 2006

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b
&b

22

S1

S2

&b

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& b

22

Hpsi.

? bb

S2

Hpsi.

S1

S2

leave

Sum - mers

Sum - mers

bb
b

b
& b

29

Hpsi.

? b
b

&b

Shep - herd,

&

Shep - herd,

&b

29

leave

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& b

Shep - herd,

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b
&

25

Shep - herd,

25

S1

"Shepherd, leave decoying"

Shot

Shot

? bb

Pipes

are

sweet

as

de - coy - ing,

Pipes

are

sweet

as

but a

lit - tle

Toy - ing

Wo - men have the

day,

af - ter

but a

lit - tle

af - ter

Wo - men have the

Toy - ing

Pay;

here are Mar-riage Vows for sigh - ing,

to

Pay;

set their

here are Mar-riage Vows for sigh - ing,

set their

to

day,

de - coy - ing,

Marks that

Marks that

William F. Long, 2006

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"Shepherd, leave decoying"

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&b

33

S1

S2

b
& b n

Hpsi.

S2

wel - come

can - not

Write;

af - ter that with - out re - pine-ing,

play and

wel - come

b
&b
Day

and

Day

and

? b
b
b
&b
b
&b

play

S2

play

b
& b

40

Hpsi.

? bb

Night,

Night,

and

play

wel - come,

wel - come,

play and

wel - come,

and wel - come

and wel - come

play and

Day

Day

wel - come,

b
b
&

40

S1

play and

b w
& b

Hpsi.

af - ter that with - out re - pine-ing,

? bb

37

Write;

37

S1

can - not

b
& b n

33

and Night.

Night.

William F. Long, 2006

Reproduction for non-commercial purposes permitted.

Recorders

b C
b
&

Treble
Recorder 1

Tr.
Rec. 1
Tr.
Rec. 2

b
&b

b
b
&

&b

Tr.
Rec. 2

&b

11

Tr.
Rec. 1

b n

Tr.
Rec. 2

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&b
21

Tr.
Rec. 1
Tr.
Rec. 2

&
&

bb
bb

.
#

. J

. j
#

b
b
&

16

Tr.
Rec. 1

Henry Purcell

SYMPHONY

b

&b C

Treble
Recorder 2
6

"Shepherd, leave decoying"

from Orpheus Britannicus

21
21

William F. Long, 2006

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Sopranos
John Dryden

Soprano 1

Soprano 2

b
&b

22

S1

S2

S1

S2

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&b C
b
&b C

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b
&
b
&b

26

"Shepherd, leave decoying"

from Orpheus Britannicus

S2

S2

19

Recorder 2

leave

Shep-herd, Shep-herd,

leave

&b

.
.

J
j

Pipes are sweet as

Sum - mers

but a

lit - tle

af - ter

Toy - ing

Wo - men have the

here are Mar-riage Vows for sigh-ing,

set

their

here are Mar-riage Vows for sigh-ing,

set

their

Wo - men have the

b
b
&

de - coy-ing,

Toy - ing

b
b
&

Sum - mers

af - ter

b
&b

Pipes are sweet as

lit - tle

&b

de - coy-ing,

but a

34

S1

Recorder 1

Shep-herd, Shep-herd,

30

S1

19

Henry Purcell

day,

day,

to

Pay;

Shot

to

Pay;

Shot

Marks that

can - not

Write;

Marks that

can - not

Write;

af - ter that with - out re-pine-ing,

play and

wel - come

af - ter that with - out re-pine-ing,

play and

wel - come

Day

and Night,

Day

and

Night,

William F. Long, 2006

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b
b
&

38

S1

S2

b
&b

play

b
& b .

41

S1

S2

b
& b .

and

wel - come,

wel - come,

J
and
j

and

wel

play

and

wel - come,

play

and

wel - come,

wel

Orpheus Britannicus

come

come

Day

#
play

play

Day

and Night.

Night.

William F. Long, 2006

Reproduction for non-commercial purposes permitted.

Harpsichord

"Shepherd, leave decoying"

from Orpheus Britannicus

b
& b C

Continuo realization by W. F. Long.

? bb C

b
& b

Henry Purcell

b
? bb

b
& b n

11

? bb

b
& b

17

? bb

b
& b

22

? bb

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Reproduction for non-commercial purposes permitted.

Orpheus Britannicus

b
& b

27

? b

b

b
& b n

32

? b
b

b
& b

38

? bb

William F. Long, 2006

Reproduction for non-commercial purposes permitted.

Viola da
Gamba

"Shepherd, leave decoying"

from Orpheus Britannicus
Henry Purcell

? bb C

b
? bb

? b
b

11

? b
b

17

? b
b

22

b
? bb

27

? bb

32

? b
b

38

William F. Long, 2006

Reproduction for non-commercial purposes permitted.