by Nicholas Brady (1659 - 1726)
In vain the am'rous flute
Language: English
In vain the am'rous flute and soft guitar Jointly labour to inspire Wanton heat and loose desire, Whilst those chaste airs do gently move Seraphic flames and heav'nly love.
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), "In vain the am'rous flute", Z. 328 no. 10 (1692) [ vocal duet for counter-tenor and tenor with orchestra ], from Hail, bright Cecilia - or Ode to St. Cecilia, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-29
Line count: 5
Word count: 29