Hark! how the songsters of the grove, Z 632/2 (Henry Purcell)
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- Editor: William Long (submitted 2006-03-24). Score information: Letter, 16 pages, 124 kB Copyright: Personal
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Title: Hark! how the songsters of the grove
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Thomas Shadwell
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: Soprano duo
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Mixed ensemble (2 alto recorders & basso continuo)
Published: 1692
External websites: http://www.drdrbill.com/music.html
Original text
English text
Hark! hark! how the Songsters of the Grove;
Sing, Sing Anthems to the God of Love.
Hark! hark! how each Amarous winged pair,
with Love's great Praises fill the Air;
On ev'ry side the Charming sound
does from the hollow Woods rebound.