A youth adorn'd with every art - Theodore Aylward

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"From "Eight canzonets for two soprano voices, dedicated by permission to their Royal Highnesses Princess Augusta and Princess Elizabeth" (and, one assumes, intended for domestic performance by the Royal Family). The bass line is marked Violoncello or Harpsichord."

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → 2 ♬ Voicing → SS ¶ Language → English

Parts 2

Instruments Harpsichord, Violoncello|The bass line is for either Violoncello or for Harpsichord (not both).

Pages 5

CPDL # 74859

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2023-08-14

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¶Lyrics / Text

A youth, adorn'd with every art To warm and win the coldest heart, In secret mine possess'd: The morning bud that fairest blows, The vernal oak that straightest grows, His face and shape express'd. In moving sounds he told his tale, Soft as the sighings of a gale That wakes the flowing year. What wonder he could charm with ease, Whom happy Nature form'd to please, Whom Love had made sincere?