The Nightingale (John Danby)

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• (Posted 2022-01-17)  CPDL #67605: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2022-01-17).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 321 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.

General Information

Title: The Nightingale
Composer: John Danby
Lyricist: Anon, probably the composer^{create page}
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1785
Description: This glee gained a Catch Club prize medal in 1785.

Original text and translations

English text

The nightingale, who tunes her warbling notes so sweet
'Midst flowers ne'er presumes to fix her mournful seat;
Melodiously she sings while hawthorns pierce her breast;
Her voice sweet echo rings, and Nature lulls to rest.