Turn Amarillis - Brewer, Thomas

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"Originally an accompanied air, this version as a glee was drafted by William Hayes. In this form it was a staple of glee clubs throughout the second half of the eighteenth century, often anthologised and imitated, spawning riposts by Paxton and"

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Glees ♬ Voicing → TTTB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 5

CPDL # 68706

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2022-04-02

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¶Lyrics / Text

Turn, Amarillis, to thy swain; Thy Damon calls thee back again. Here is a pretty arbour by, Where Apollo cannot spy. Here let's sit and, whilst I play, Sing to my pipe a roundelay.