Young Thyrsis' fate (Henry Purcell): Difference between revisions
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'''Description:''' Young Thyrsis’ | '''Description:''' Young Thyrsis’ fate is an elegy written for the composer Thomas Farmer, who died young. He was a colleague of Purcell’s in the theatre world. Thyrsis is a character from Virgil's Eclogues, more precisely a shepherd and bard who competes in a singing contest. Recorded versions exist for both soprano and tenor, supplemented in both cases with a bass in the "chorus" part at the end. The elegy can also be sung as a solo, however. | ||
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Heuvels en bossen bewenen het lot van de jonge Thyrsis; | Heuvels en bossen bewenen het lot van de jonge Thyrsis; | ||
Thyrsis, de trots van de velden, | Thyrsis, de trots van de velden, |
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- Editor: Nickel van Duijvenboden (submitted 2019-08-19). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 127 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: This is a modern transcription made with MuseScore based on the original score available in the Orpheus Brittanicus edition of 1698.
General Information
Title: Young Thyrsis' fate ye hills and groves deplore, Z 473 (1688)
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Nahum Tate (attributed)
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: SB
, TB, Solo Soprano or Solo Tenor
Genre: Secular, Consort song
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1698
Description: Young Thyrsis’ fate is an elegy written for the composer Thomas Farmer, who died young. He was a colleague of Purcell’s in the theatre world. Thyrsis is a character from Virgil's Eclogues, more precisely a shepherd and bard who competes in a singing contest. Recorded versions exist for both soprano and tenor, supplemented in both cases with a bass in the "chorus" part at the end. The elegy can also be sung as a solo, however.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text Young Thyrsis' fate ye hills and groves deplore |
Dutch translation Heuvels en bossen bewenen het lot van de jonge Thyrsis; |