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Revision as of 01:36, 8 October 2021
If music be the food of love | |
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Native name | If musick be the food of love |
Catalogue | Z 379 |
Libretto | Henry Heveningham |
Language | English |
Based on | Twelfth Night, William SHakespeare |
Composed | 1692–1695[1] |
'"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".[2] The lyrics to Purcell's song were written by Henry Heveningham. [1]
It appears on the following album:
Year | Album | Ensemble | Conductor |
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Libretto
Henry Purcell (music), Henry Heavingham (words)
Ancient English | |
If musick be the food of love,
As printed in A Collection of Songs, 1727[3]
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Wenn Musik der Liebe Nahrung ist, Sing weiter, bis ich mit Freude erfüllt bin; Denn dann rührst du meine lauschende Seele Zu nie versiegenden Genüssen: Deine Augen, dein Mienenspiel, deine Zunge verkünden, Dass du überall Musik bist. Genüsse dringen in Auge und Ohr; So heftig sind die Empfindungen, dass sie verwunden; Und alle meine Sinne sind ergötzt, Und doch ist der Genuss nur Schall: Sicher muss ich durch deine Reize sterben; Rettest du mich nicht in deinen Armen. |
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.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zimmerman-Verzeichnis". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Twelfth Night, ACT I SCENE I". Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ A Collection of Songs. at Oxford University: . Walthoe. 1727.
- ↑ German translation: FR, 2021
- ↑ "If Music be the Food of Love, Z.379 (Purcell, Henry)". IMSLP. Retrieved October 1, 2021.