Lay a garland. composer. Robert Lucas Pearsall (). ; SSAATTBB. author of text. Francis Beaumont (). from The Maid’s Tragedy, Act II. Lay a garland is a setting of a secular text from The Maid’s Tragedy by the Renaissance playwright Francis Beaumont and is in eight parts. In the play, the text is. This is heartbreakingly beautiful. Have a listen to Voces8’s flawless rendition of Pearsall’s ‘Lay a Garland’.

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Views Read Edit View history. In the play, the text is sung by one of the characters, Aspasia, when she realises that her betrothed has been forced into a marriage with the mistress of the king. Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. Lay a garland composer. Royal Holloway ChoirRupert Gough conductor.
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Lay a garland on her hearse
Lay a garland composer. Lay a garland on my hearse of the [I] dismal lau. Robert Lucas Pearsall The site is also available in several languages.

This website began in as a personal project, and I have been working on it full-time without a salary since Don’t show me this message again. Neglected vocal delights of Victorian England are spirited back to vivid life by the expert Royal Holloway Choir. This album explores the great wealth of music written for unaccompanied choir in England, France and Germany during the Romantic era and into the twentieth century. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
However Pearsall’s music is set to these adapted words changed from first to third person [1] [2]. The site is also available in several languages. Royal Holloway ChoirRupert Gough conductor. A celebration of music spanning the length and breadth of the British Isles, featuring mesmerising new arrangements of some of the most beautiful tunes ever written.
Your gift is greatly appreciated. This is more often performed by choirs in a liturgical setting, as the original words for the music are more appropriate to a secular occasion.
Frustratingly, this live concert recording could have done with a bit more of the latter. Her love was false, but she was firm Upon her buried body lie harland, thou [II] gentle earth.
A poignant and heartbreaking performance of ‘Lay a Garland’ – Classic FM
Maidens, willow branches wear, say she died true. My love was false, but I was firm [From my hour of birth;] 2 Upon my buried body lie Lightly, [gentle] 3 earth.
English Lay a garland on my hearse, Of the dismal yew, Maidens, willow branches [bear] 1Say I died true. Not all the material on this website is in the public domain.

