Fairest isle (Henry Purcell)
From ChoralWiki
|
|
It has been suggested that this page or section be merged with Fairest Isle (King Arthur) (Henry Purcell). (Discuss) |
Music files
= BROKEN LINK 
= PDF FILE 
= MIDI FILE 
= POSTSCRIPT FILE Music Program = NOTATION FILE
= EXTERNAL SITE (DISCLAIMER) 
= EXTERNAL PDF FILE 
= EXTERNAL MIDI FILE 
= SCORE ERROR 
= HELP- CPDL #16906:
- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2008-06-11). Score information: A4, 2 pages Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Scorch and PDF options available.
- This arrangement was published in "a supplement....of some favourite pieces composed by old, and approved masters (to which, he hath added parts, for the sake of enriching the harmony)" by William Hayes in 1765, and was dedicated by him to the "worthy members of the Catch-Club, or Phil-Harmonic Society, at the King's-Head Tavern in Oxford".
General Information
Title: Fairest isle
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: John Dryden
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1765
Description: The song originally appeared in Dryden's semi-opera King Arthur.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
Fairest isle, all isles excelling,
Seat of pleasure and of love
Venus here will choose her dwelling,
And forsake her Cyprian grove.
Cupid from his fav'rite nation
Care and envy will remove;
Jealousy, that poisons passion,
And despair, that dies for love.
Gentle murmurs, sweet complaining,
Sighs that blow the fire of love
Soft repulses, kind disdaining,
Shall be all the pains you prove.
Ev'ry swain shall pay his duty,
Grateful ev'ry nymph shall prove;
And as these excel in beauty,
Those shall be renown'd for love.
