Songs
Music for a While
(1679)
Music for a While
Music for a whileShall all your cares beguile.Wond'ring how your pains were eas'dAnd disdaining to be pleas'dTill Alecto free the deadFrom their eternal bands,Till the snakes drop from her head,And the whip from out her hands.
Composer
Henry Purcell (c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. It is said that he began composing at nine years old. As an adult, he became organist at Westminster Abbey, and later the Chapel Royal.
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Music for a While
Music for a while
Shall all your cares beguile.
Wond'ring how your pains were eas'd
And disdaining to be pleas'd
Till Alecto free the dead
From their eternal bands,
Till the snakes drop from her head,
And the whip from out her hands.
Composer
Henry Purcell (c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. It is said that he began composing at nine years old. As an adult, he became organist at Westminster Abbey, and later the Chapel Royal.
Information from Wikipedia. For the full article, read here.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Upcoming performances:
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