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Description:Excerpt from Lyrics From the Song-Books of the Elizabethan AgeIn Elizabeth's days composers were not con tent to regard the words of a song as a mere peg on which to hang the music, but sought the ser vices of true born lyrists. It 15 not too much to say that, for fielicate perfection of formﬂsome of the Elizabethan songs can compare with the choicest epigrams in the Greek Anthology. At least one composer, Thomas Campion, wrote both the words and the music of his songs and there are no sweeter lyrics in English poetry than are to be found in Campion's song-books. But it may be assumed that, as a rule, the composers are responsibie only for the music.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lyrics From the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Lyrics From the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Lyrics From the Song-Books of the Elizabethan AgeIn Elizabeth's days composers were not con tent to regard the words of a song as a mere peg on which to hang the music, but sought the ser vices of true born lyrists. It 15 not too much to say that, for fielicate perfection of formﬂsome of the Elizabethan songs can compare with the choicest epigrams in the Greek Anthology. At least one composer, Thomas Campion, wrote both the words and the music of his songs and there are no sweeter lyrics in English poetry than are to be found in Campion's song-books. But it may be assumed that, as a rule, the composers are responsibie only for the music.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lyrics From the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Lyrics From the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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