Some arrangements of the anthem include a continuo instrumental accompaniment. Purcell originally composed the 44-measure work in the key of A minor. Remember not, Lord, our offences is an anthem for an a cappella choir consisting of five voice parts: two soprano parts, alto, tenor and bass ( SSATB). It was composed circa 1679–82 at the beginning of Purcell's tenure as Organist and Master of the Choristers for Westminster Abbey. The anthem is a setting of a passage from the litany compiled by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, and later included in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z.50, is a five-part choral anthem by the English baroque composer Henry Purcell (1659–95). Portrait of the composer by John Closterman, 1695Įxcerpt from the Litany from Book of Common Prayer
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