- Purcell’s A Choice Collection of Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinnet was published in 1696 (posthumously), and is dedicated to “Her Royal Highness the Princess of Denmark” (the late Queen of England’s sister who would herself become the future Queen of England).
- A Choice Collection of Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinnet consists of 14 keyboard works for study and/or private performance, including:
- Suite in G Major, Z.660
- Suite in g minor, Z.661
- Suite in G Major, Z.662
- Suite in a minor, Z.663
- Suite in C Major, Z.666
- Suite in D Major, Z.667
- Suite in d minor, Z.668
- Suite in F Major, Z.669
- March in C Major, ZT 687
- Trumpet Tune in C Major, ZT 698
- Chaconne in g minor, ZT 680
- Jig in g minor, ZT 686
- Trumpet Tune in C Major, ZT 678
- Trumpet Tune in C Major, ZT 6971
- The suites include popular dance forms for the time, such as the Allemande, Courante, Minuet, Sarabande, jig, etc.
Sources
- “A Choice Collection of Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinnet (Purcell, Henry),” IMSLP, accessed October 1, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/A_Choice_Collection_of_Lessons_for_the_Harpsichord_or_Spinnet_(Purcell,_Henry).
Cut IDs
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