by Nicholas Brady (1659 - 1726)
Wondrous machine!
Language: English
Wondrous Machine! To thee the Warbling Lute, Though us'd to Conquest, must be forc'd to yield: With thee unable to dispute.
Authorship:
- by Nicholas Brady (1659 - 1726) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Wondrous machine!", Z. 328 no. 8 (1692) [ bass and orchestra ], from Hail, bright Cecilia - or Ode to St. Cecilia, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 21