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Henry Purcell - O dive custos Auriacae domus (Elegy on the death of Queen Mary)

from Australian Monody by The Marais Project

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O dive custos Auriacæ domus - Ode on the Death of Queen Mary - was published in Three Elegies (1695) by Henry Playford. Music by Henry Purcell and text by Henry Parker. Queen Mary had died from smallpox at the age of 32 on December 28, 1694. It was performed before the English court in 1695 but was never intended to be used as a funeral rite. I made a new performance edition for this recording. (Tommie Andersson)

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Elegy on the death of Queen Mary

Translation

O God, guardian of the House of Orange,
and surer hope of fleeting power,
O you who should be invoked in adversity,
O divine ornament in prosperity
– whether the eager choir of Oxford by the river Isis calls on you in prayer of they who are washed by the swift stream of the distant Cam
– come down from heaven to visit with your help the palace not thus entrusted,
come down and visit the chapel of our Monarch and the sacred chamber.
Mary is dying, lamented by the Muses, short-lived darling of her people,
O weep for Mary, O weep you Muses, O weep you Goddesses,
Weep for the dying divinity

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from Australian Monody, released May 22, 2022
Russell Harcourt, countertenor; Susie Bishop, soprano; Jennifer Eriksson, viola da gamba; Tommie Andersson, theorbo; Anthony Abouhamad, continuo organ

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The Marais Project Sydney, Australia

Founded by Jennifer Eriksson in 2000 The Marais Project has a focus on the music written for the viola da gamba - both old and new. The ensemble has released 9 commercial CDs and present Australia's longest running viola da gamba recital series. In 2019 they celebrated their 20th anniversary. ... more

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