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'''"If music be the food of love"''' (Original | '''"If music be the food of love"''' (Original: "If musick be the food of love") is a song by [[Henry Purcell]] and was first published in the ''Gentleman’s Journal,'' Juni 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".<ref name="Shakespeare"/> The lyrics to Purcell's song were written by [[Henry Heveningham]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:30, 13 October 2021
If music be the food of love | |
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by Henry Purcell | |
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") is a song by Henry Purcell and was first published in the Gentleman’s Journal, Juni 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 | With |
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2021 | À sa guitare (Album) | Thibaut Garcia |
It is part of the following concert program:
Year | Album | With |
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2021 ‐ 2022 | À sa guitare (Concert program) | Thibaut Garcia |
Libretto
Henry Purcell (music), Henry Heveningham (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, |
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.