Hymn to Cynthia (Henry Thomas Smart)
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- (Posted 2019-10-17) CPDL #55632:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-10-17). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 115 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Hymn to Cynthia
Composer: Henry Thomas Smart
Lyricist: Ben Jonson
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
First published: 1875 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 8, no. 244
Description: In the source, this is called a Hymn to Cynthia. In fact, Ben Jonson's poem is entitled Hymn to Diana. However, Cynthia is apparently a synonym for Artemis, whose equivalent in Roman mythology is Diana.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Hymn to Diana.