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Texts by J. Dryden set in Art Songs and Choral Works

 § Author § 

John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

Text Collections:

  • The Indian Emperor
  • The Spanish Friar
  • Tyrannic Love

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.

  • Ah, fading joy, how quickly art thou past (Ah fading joy, how quickly art thou past!) (from The Indian Emperor) - R. Holloway
  • Ah fading joy, how quickly art thou past! (from The Indian Emperor) - R. Holloway, E. Wellesz
  • Ah! Fading Joy (Ah fading joy, how quickly art thou past!) (from The Indian Emperor) - E. Wellesz
  • Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love (Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love) (from Tyrannic Love) - H. Purcell GER
  • Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love (from Tyrannic Love) GER - H. Purcell (Ah, how sweet it is to love)
  • Ah, how sweet it is to love (Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love) (from Tyrannic Love) GER
  • Ah! how sweet it is to love (Ah! how sweet it is to love) (from Tyrannic Love) - H. Purcell
  • Ah! how sweet it is to love (from Tyrannic Love) - H. Purcell
  • Alexander's Feast ('Twas at the royal feast for Persia won)
  • Alexis and Celia (Whilst Alexis lay pressed) - S. Barab
  • An ode on the death of Mr Henry Purcell (Mark how the lark and linnet sing) - J. Blow FRE
  • Ask not the cause why sullen Spring - N. Rorem (Song to a fair young lady, going out of town in the spring)
  • A Song for Saint Cecilia's Day (From harmony, from heav'nly harmony) - D. Thomas FRE GER SPA
  • Canto en honor de Santa Cecilia (De armonía, de célica armonía) (from Traducciones poéticas) ENG FRE GER
  • Chloe found Amyntas lying all in tears (Chloe found Amyntas lying) - J. Blow
  • Chloe found Amyntas lying - S. Barab, J. Blow, N. Rorem (Rondelay)
  • Come if you dare, our trumpets sound - H. Purcell
  • Come if you dare (Come if you dare, our trumpets sound) - H. Purcell
  • Creator spirit, by whose aid DUT GER GER LAT (Creator spirit) -
  • Creator spirit (Creator spirit, by whose aid) DUT GER GER LAT
  • Cupid's counsel (Sylvia the fair, in the bloom of fifteen) - W. Josten
  • De armonía, de célica armonía (from Traducciones poéticas) ENG FRE GER (Canto en honor de Santa Cecilia) -
  • Dear pledges of my love, while Heav'n so pleas'd
  • Durch Harmonie, durch Himmels Harmonie ENG FRE SPA - W. Mozart
  • Fairest isle, all isles excelling CAT CHI FRE GER SPA - B. Britten, H. Purcell
  • Fairest Isle (Fairest isle, all isles excelling) - B. Britten, H. Purcell CAT CHI FRE GER SPA
  • Fair Iris and her swain (Fair Iris and her swain) - H. Purcell
  • Fair Iris and her swain - H. Purcell
  • Fair Robin I love and hourly die - K. Mechem
  • Fair Robin I Love (Fair Robin I love and hourly die) - K. Mechem
  • Fame, the great ill, from small beginnings grows
  • Farewell, too little, and too lately known - S. Gerber (To the Memory of Mr. Oldham)
  • For love ev'ry creature is formed by his nature - H. Purcell
  • For love ev'ry creature (For love ev'ry creature is formed by his nature) - H. Purcell
  • From harmony, from heav'nly harmony FRE GER SPA - G. Händel, R. Panufnik, D. Thomas, E. Whitlock
  • From harmony this universal frame began FRE GER SPA - N. Dello Joio
  • From Harmony To Harmony (From harmony, from heav'nly harmony) - E. Whitlock FRE GER SPA
  • Go tell Amynta, gentle swain (Go tell Amynta, gentle swain) - H. Purcell
  • Go tell Amynta, gentle swain - H. Purcell
  • Heav'nly Harmony (From harmony, from heav'nly harmony) - R. Panufnik FRE GER SPA
  • How blest are shepherds, how happy their lasses CAT - B. Britten, H. Purcell
  • How blest are shepherds (How blest are shepherds, how happy their lasses) - B. Britten, H. Purcell CAT
  • I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain CAT FRE GER - B. Britten, H. Purcell
  • I attempt from Love's sickness to fly (I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain) - B. Britten, H. Purcell CAT FRE GER
  • I feed a flame within which so torments me - M. Dring
  • I feed a flame within (I feed a flame within which so torments me) - M. Dring
  • I look'd and saw within the Book of Fate - H. Purcell
  • I look'd and saw within (I look'd and saw within the Book of Fate) - H. Purcell
  • I see she flies me ev'rywhere SPA - H. Purcell
  • I see, she flies me (I see she flies me ev'rywhere) - H. Purcell SPA
  • Let us wander not unseen GER - H. Purcell
  • Let us wander (Let us wander not unseen) - H. Purcell GER
  • Mark how the lark and linnet sing FRE - J. Blow
  • Music for a while (Music for a while) - B. Britten, H. Purcell, W. Zwaag CAT FRE
  • Music for a while CAT FRE - B. Britten, H. Purcell, W. Zwaag
  • Ode auf St. Caecilia (Durch Harmonie, durch Himmels Harmonie) - W. Mozart ENG FRE SPA
  • Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (From harmony, from heav'nly harmony) - G. Händel FRE GER SPA
  • Of which so sadly you complain - H. Purcell
  • Rondelay (Chloe found Amyntas lying) - N. Rorem
  • Rondo (I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain) - H. Purcell CAT FRE GER
  • Roundelay (Chloe found Amyntas lying) - S. Barab
  • Secret-love () - G. Binkerd [x]
  • Seek not to know what must not be reveal'd - H. Purcell
  • Seek not to know (Seek not to know what must not be reveal'd) - H. Purcell
  • Shepherd, leave decoying (Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying) - B. Britten, H. Purcell CAT
  • Shepherd, shepherd leave decoying (Shepherd, shepherd leave decoying) - H. Purcell
  • Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying CAT - B. Britten, H. Purcell
  • Shepherd, shepherd leave decoying - H. Purcell
  • Song for a girl (Young I am and yet unskilled) - N. Rorem
  • Song to a fair young lady, going out of town in the spring (Ask not the cause why sullen Spring) - N. Rorem
  • Song (Sylvia the fair, in the bloom of Fifteen)
  • Song (Whilst Alexis lay pressed)
  • Sylvia and Cupid (Sylvia the fair, in the bloom of Fifteen) - S. Barab
  • Sylvia, how could you e're mistrust (from The Spanish Friar) - J. Eccles
  • Sylvia, how could you (Sylvia, how could you e're mistrust) (from The Spanish Friar) - J. Eccles
  • Sylvia the fair, in the bloom of Fifteen - S. Barab (Song)
  • Sylvia the fair, in the bloom of fifteen - W. Josten
  • Take me, take me, some of you (Young I am and yet unskilled) - J. Hook
  • They tell us that your mighty powers above - H. Purcell
  • They tell us that your mighty powers (They tell us that your mighty powers above) - H. Purcell
  • To Saint Cecilia (From harmony this universal frame began) - N. Dello Joio FRE GER SPA
  • To the Memory of Mr. Oldham (Farewell, too little, and too lately known) - S. Gerber
  • 'Twas at the royal feast for Persia won (Alexander's Feast) -
  • Wake, Quivera, wake, our soft rest must cease - H. Purcell
  • What power art thou, who from below FRE - H. Purcell
  • What power art thou (What power art thou, who from below) - H. Purcell FRE
  • Whilst Alexis lay pressed - S. Barab (Song)
  • Whilst I with grief did on you look [possibly misattributed] - H. Purcell
  • Whilst I with grief (Whilst I with grief did on you look) - H. Purcell [possibly misattributed]
  • Why should men quarrel (Wake, Quivera, wake, our soft rest must cease) - H. Purcell
  • Young I am and yet unskilled - J. Hook, N. Rorem (Song for a girl)
  • You say 'tis Love creates the pain
  • You say 'tis Love (Of which so sadly you complain) - H. Purcell

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