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Texts by W. D'Avenant set in Art Songs and Choral Works

 § Author § 

William D'Avenant, Sir (1606 - 1668)

Text Collections:

  • Love and Honour
  • The Unfortunate Lovers

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.

  • Beauty retire () - P. Graener [x]
  • Fair as unshaded light, or as the day - E. Rubbra
  • Fair as unshaded light (Fair as unshaded light, or as the day) - E. Rubbra
  • O, draw your curtains and appear (from Love and Honour) - W. Lawes (Song)
  • Oh, draw your curtains and appear (O, draw your curtains and appear) (from Love and Honour) - W. Lawes
  • Song. To a dreadful Tune (Ye fiends and furies) (from The Unfortunate Lovers) [x]
  • Song (O, draw your curtains and appear) (from Love and Honour)
  • The lark now leaves his watery nest (The lark now leaves his watery nest) - H. Parker
  • The lark now leaves his watery nest - A. Mounsey, H. Parker
  • The Lark (The lark now leaves his watery nest) - A. Mounsey
  • Wake all the dead ! what ho ! what ho ! - G. Crosse
  • Wake all the dead (Wake all the dead ! what ho ! what ho !) - G. Crosse
  • Ye fiends and furies (from The Unfortunate Lovers) [x] - W. Lawes (Song. To a dreadful Tune)
  • Ye fiends and furies (Ye fiends and furies) (from The Unfortunate Lovers) - W. Lawes [x]

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