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Texts by H. King set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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Henry King (1592 - 1669)

Text Collections:

  • Poems, Elegies, Paradoxes and Sonnets

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

  • Accept, thou shrine of my dead saint (from Poems, Elegies, Paradoxes and Sonnets ) - E. Maconchy (The exequy)
  • Against weeping (Dry those fair, those crystal eyes) - I. Gurney
  • Dry those fair, those crystal eyes (Dry those fair, those crystal eyes) - E. Elgar, I. Gurney, W. Hurlstone
  • Farewell, fond love, under whose childish whip - C. Coleman
  • Farewell, fond love (Farewell, fond love, under whose childish whip) - C. Coleman
  • Like to the falling of a star (Like to the falling of a star) - R. Bennett FRE
  • Like to the falling of a star FRE - R. Bennett, O. Greif
  • Sic vita (Like to the falling of a star) - O. Greif FRE
  • The exequy (Accept, thou shrine of my dead saint) (from Poems, Elegies, Paradoxes and Sonnets ) - E. Maconchy

Last update: 2023-05-11 13:22:51

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