Hail, bright Cecilia

Summary

Hail, bright Cecilia is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hail, bright Cecilia's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's composer is recorded as Henry Purcell^[4].
• Hail, bright Cecilia is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's genre is ode^[6].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of England^[7].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's catalog code is recorded as 328^[8].
• Hail, bright Cecilia was published on January 1, 1692^[9].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's date of first performance is recorded as September 22, 1692^[10].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hail! Bright Cecilia'}^[11].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's location of first performance is recorded as Stationers' Hall^[12].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[13].
• Hail, bright Cecilia's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[14].

Product Details

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• MusicBrainz ID: ad1c0dfb-9cb4-4106-8eb9-13bbbe423dbf^[15]

Body

Publication

Hail, bright Cecilia was published on January 1, 1692^[9]. Its genre is ode^[6].

Subject and Themes

Hail, bright Cecilia is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].

Why It Matters

Hail, bright Cecilia ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]