Drink to me only with thine eyes (Elizabeth Turner)
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- Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2014-10-07). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 36 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The flute part in D major has not been reproduced as the flute was a transposing instrument in the 18th Century, whereas now the flute need only follow the right hand staff of the harpsichord part.
- MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Drink to me only with thine eyes
Composer: Elizabeth Turner
Lyricist: Ben Jonson
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo Soprano
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Tenor solo
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: Harpsichord
Instruments: Flute
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Description: An elegant setting of Jonson's poem with an entirely different melody from that used in the later setting by Callcott.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Drink to me only with thine eyes.