by Elkanah Settle (1648 - 1724)
Turn then thine eyes upon those glories...
Language: English
Turn then thine eyes upon those glories there, And catching flames will on thy cheek appear.
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Text Authorship:
- by Elkanah Settle (1648 - 1724) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Turn then thine eyes", 1947 [ voice and piano ], a realization of the Purcell song. Confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Turn then thine eyes upon those glories there" [ duet and orchestra ], from The Fairy Queen, an operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, no. 53, confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
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