Henry

Purcell
Music for a while
                  
       
Andante "Oedipus"


    
                       
Mu sic Mu sicfora while, shallall yourcaresbe

   
  
                                      
          
  

                  

      

          
     
7 (cresc.)


    
               
 
  
guile shallall, all all shallall, shall all shallallyourcaresbe guile won dring, won

       



           
      
    
 
   
  
  
 

          

                
    
  
12


eas'd  eas'd
        
           
               
dring,howyourpains were eas'd And dis dai ningto bepleas'd. Till A

     

              

     
      
    

          
                     
16


      
                 
lec to, free the dead Till Alec to freethedead. from theire ter

    
 
           
 
          
 
    

              
   
 
            

20

       
  
 

                       
nal, e ter nal bands, Till thesnakes drop, drop drop drop drop

         
    
           
             
   
   

 
mf 

            
                
     
25

         



                   
                 
dropdrop dropdrop from herhands,andthe whip, andthewhipfromouther hands. Mu sic,

   
  
     
                        
  

         
                 
 
30

 
          
           
mu sic for a while shallall yourcares be guile shallall all all shallall all

    
            

             
                
   

                     
            
34


all, allall all all,
                  


      
all shall allyour caresbe guile shallall all shallall yourcaresbe guile.

                     
  
 

                   
  

      
 