Texts by A. Pope set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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• Ode on St. Cecilia's Day

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

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• An Essay on Man () - A. Bliss [x]
• But soon, too soon, the lover turns his eyes (But soon, too soon, the lover turns his eyes) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - C. Parry ITA
• But soon, too soon, the lover turns his eyes (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA - C. Parry
• But when our country's cause provokes to arms (But when our Country's cause provokes to Arms) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - C. Parry ITA
• But when our Country's cause provokes to Arms (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA - C. Parry
• But when thro' all th'infernal bounds (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA - C. Parry
• But when through all the infernal bounds (But when thro' all th'infernal bounds) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - C. Parry ITA
• But when through all the infernal bounds (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA
• By Music, minds an equal temper know (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA - C. Parry
• By music (By Music, minds an equal temper know) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - C. Parry ITA
• By the streams that ever flow (By the streams that ever flow) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - C. Parry ITA
• By the streams that ever flow (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA - C. Parry
• Clarissa Graceful (Say, why are Beauties prais'd and honour'd most) - D. Thomas
• Curse on all laws but those which love has made! - A. Thomas
• Da lei le giuste tempre un’alma impara (from Ode di Alessandro Pope in onore di Santa Cecilia)
• Descend, ye Nine! descend and sing (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA - C. Parry
• Descend ye nine (Descend, ye Nine! descend and sing) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - C. Parry ITA
• Dunque Armonia le dure smanie allenta (from Ode di Alessandro Pope in onore di Santa Cecilia)
• Eloise to Abelard (Curse on all laws but those which love has made!) - A. Thomas
• Epigram (Sir, I admit your general rule) - J. Weiss, J. Wyttenbach [possibly misattributed] GER
• Happy the man, whose wish and care - R. Stöhr (Ode to solitude)
• He sung, and hell consented (By the streams that ever flow) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - C. Parry ITA
• He sung, and hell consented (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA
• Lebensfunke, vom Himmel entglüht CAT DUT FRE - F. Schubert
• Lebensfunke, vom Himmel erglüht CAT DUT FRE
• Ma le cupide ciglia ah tosto ei gira (from Ode di Alessandro Pope in onore di Santa Cecilia)
• Ma se civico dritto all’arme appella (from Ode di Alessandro Pope in onore di Santa Cecilia)
• Music the fiercest grief can charm (Music the fiercest grief can charm) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - C. Parry ITA
• Music the fiercest grief can charm (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) ITA - R. Panufnik, C. Parry
• Ode to solitude (Happy the man, whose wish and care) - R. Stöhr
• Of Man and the Universe (The great directing Mind of all ordains) - M. Adaskin
• Oh be thou blest with all that Heav'n can send - M. Silberstein (To Mrs. M. B. On Her Birthday)
• Oh stay, O pride of Greece! Ulysses, stay! - E. Moe ⊗
• Pei freschi rivi che perenni irrigano (from Ode di Alessandro Pope in onore di Santa Cecilia)
• Quando poi lungo le tartaree sponde (from Ode di Alessandro Pope in onore di Santa Cecilia)
• Say, why are Beauties prais'd and honour'd most - D. Thomas
• Scendete, alme Sorelle, e il canto ordite (from Ode di Alessandro Pope in onore di Santa Cecilia)
• Sir, I admit your general rule [possibly misattributed] GER - J. Weiss, J. Wyttenbach
• The dying Christian to his Soul (Vital spark of heav'nly flame) GER
• The great directing Mind of all ordains - M. Adaskin
• The Song of the Sirens (Oh stay, O pride of Greece! Ulysses, stay!) - E. Moe ⊗
• To Mrs. M. B. On Her Birthday (Oh be thou blest with all that Heav'n can send) - M. Silberstein
• Verklärung (Lebensfunke, vom Himmel entglüht) - F. Schubert CAT DUT FRE
• Vital spark of heav'nly flame GER (The dying Christian to his Soul) -
• Wild Musick (Music the fiercest grief can charm) (from Ode on St. Cecilia's Day) - R. Panufnik ITA

Last update: 2025-02-07 19:23:23