by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715)
Strike the Viol
Language: English
Strike the Viol, touch the Lute; Wake the Harp, inspire the Flute: Sing your Patronesse's Praise, Sing, in cheerful and harmonious Lays.
Authorship:
- by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715) [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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Strike the Viol", subtitle: "Duke of Gloucester's Birthday Ode" [text verified 1 time]
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Strike the viol", Z. 323 no. 5 (1694) [counter-tenor], from Come, ye Sons of Art, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , title 1: "Bespeel de viool", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 22