Songs

Hark! The echoing air

by Henry Purcell From The Fairy-Queen (1692) Z. 629

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Text

Hark! The echoing air
English source: Elkanah Settle

Hark! The echoing air a triumph sings.
And all around pleas'd Cupids clap their wings.

Composer

Henry Purcell

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…

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