Hark the birds melodious sing (Thomas Linley the younger)

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• (Posted 2022-08-20)  CPDL #70490:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2022-08-20).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 134 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from the edition on IMSLP. A capella.

• (Posted 2021-09-13)  CPDL #65773: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-09-13).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 426 kB   Copyright: CC BY

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.

General Information

Title: Hark the birds melodious sing
Composer: Thomas Linley the younger
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1786 Warren's twenty fifth collection
Description: This glee was presented to the Catch Club by Mrs [Elizabeth] Sheridan (nee Linley), presumably as a memorial to her prematurely deceased brother. The words are described as "The second chapter of Solomon's song", and are an anonymous verse paraphrase for a piece with a secular purpose.

Original text and translations

English text

Hark, hark, the birds melodious sing,
And sweetly usher in the Spring.
Close by his fellow sits the dove,
And gently whispers her his love.