This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.
Book Title: A collection of Twenty Four Songs
- By English Composers of the 17th & 18th Centuries
- From Lawes to Linley
Editor: Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864-1944)
Publisher: Parker & Son
Copyright: 1908
Google Books has a complete edition of A Collection of Twenty Four Songs available for download.
Contents:
- How happy thou and I Henry Lawes
- Desperato’s Banquet Henry Lawes
- Come lovely Phillis Henry Lawes
- Anacreon’s Ode, I long to sing Henry Lawes
- Night and Day Henry Lawes
- The Fair Lover and his Black Mistress Dr. Blow
- Boasting Fops Dr. Blow
- Stript of their Green Henry Purcell
- If Music be the Food of Love Henry Purcell
- Celia has a Thousand Charms Henry Purcell
- I see she flies me Henry Purcell
- Advice Richard Leveridge
- Momus’s Song. Thy Sword within the Scabbard Dr. Boyce
- Venus’s Song. Calms appear Dr. Boyce
- Ye Nymphs of the Plain Dr. Boyce
- Rail no more ye learned Asses Dr. Boyce
- O come, O come my dearest Dr. Arne
- To Delia Dr. Arne
- Hail immortal Bacchus Dr. Arne
- Arise sweet Messenger of Morn. Dr. Arne
- The School of Anacreon Dr. Arne
- Dear to my Soul is Damon’s Love Thomas Linley
- Ah! dearest Maid Thomas Linley
- False Delia adieu Thomas Linley
Notes:
Songs from this volume will be uploaded as song posts are created for them. If you would like me to give priority to a song that is not yet posted, please let me know via the contact page.