Songe to Aelle (John Wall Callcott): Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
m (Text replace - ' ' to ' ') |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
'''Published:''' Not known | '''Published:''' Not known | ||
'''Description:''' | '''Description:''' A four part glee. Pssibly part 1 of a set with Calcott's glee "Oh thou where'er (thie bones att reste)" | ||
'''External websites:''' | '''External websites:''' The full annotated text of Chatterton's poem may be found at the [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bhFSLSQMXCwC&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2_1 online version of] "The History of English Poetry: From the Eleventh to the Seventeenth Century" By Thomas Warton. page 346 | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 7 February 2012
Music files
| ICON | SOURCE |
|---|---|
 |
File details |
 |
Help |
- CPDL #16997:
Sibelius 5
- Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2008-05-26). Score information: A4 (landscape), 9 pages, 89 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The original spelling of Chatterton's poem has been restored in this edition.
General Information
Title: Songe to Aelle, sometimes spelt "Ella"
Composer: John Wall Callcott
Lyricist: Thomas Chatterton (1752 – 1770)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: Middle English
Instruments: a cappella (originally). Piano accompaniment added by William Horsley (1774-1858).
Published: Not known
Description: A four part glee. Pssibly part 1 of a set with Calcott's glee "Oh thou where'er (thie bones att reste)"
External websites: The full annotated text of Chatterton's poem may be found at the online version of "The History of English Poetry: From the Eleventh to the Seventeenth Century" By Thomas Warton. page 346
Original text and translations
Middle English text
Songe to Aelle
Lines 1 to 4
by Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770)
O thou or whatt remaynes of thee,
Aelle the darlynge of futuritie
Lette this mie songe bolde as thy courage bee,
As everlastynge to posterytie!