If music be the food of love

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If music be the food of lov
Native nameIf musick be the food of lov
Composed1690s

'"If music be the food of love" (Original; If musick be the Food of love) was first published in the Gentleman’s Journal, Juni 1692. "Gentleman's Journal, June 1692 There is a persistent belief that the song is a setting of a Shakespeare text. However, only the first line is: "If music be the food of love, play on".[1] The lyrics of Purcell's song were written by Henry Heveningham. [2]

It appears on the following album:

Year Album Ensemble Conductor

Libretto

If Music Be the Food of Love

Henry Purcell (music),  Henry Heavingham (words)


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United Kingdom
Ancient English

If musick be the food of love,
Sing on till I am fill'd with joy;
For then my list'ning soul you move
To pleasures that can never cloy:
Your eyes, your mien, your tongue declare,
That you are musick every where.

Pleasures invade both eye and ear;
So fierce the transports are, they wound;
And all my senses feasted are,
Tho' yet the treat is only sound:
Sure I must perish by your charms;
Unless you save me in your arms.

As printed in A Collection of Songs, 1727[3]

Manuscripts and sheet music

  • Text: British Library
A Collection of Songs. at Oxford University: . Walthoe. 1727.
  • Sheet Music: IMSLP
"If Music be the Food of Love, Z.379 (Purcell, Henry)". IMSLP. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Twelfth Night, ACT I SCENE I". Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Zimmerman-Verzeichnis". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ A Collection of Songs. at Oxford University: . Walthoe. 1727.
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