While you here do snoring lie - Linley, Thomas

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"Thomas Linley's setting of Ariel's song was composed with an orchestral accompaniment as part of his incidental music for "The Tempest", 1777. This reduced version was issued posthumously by his brother William in his anthology of Shakespearean settings, published 1816."

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Art songs ♬ Voicing → solo high ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Basso continuo

Pages 2

CPDL # 68678

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2022-04-01

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¶Lyrics / Text

While you here do snoring lie, Open-eyed conspiracy his time doth take. If of life you keep a care, Shake off slumber and beware: Awake, awake!