Young Thyrsis' fate (Henry Purcell)

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• (Posted 2019-08-19)  CPDL #55093:   

Editor: N.J. van Duijvenboden^{create page} (submitted 2019-08-19).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 127 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: This is a modern transcription made with MuseScore based on the original score available in the Orpheus Brittanicus edition of 1698.

General Information

Title: Young Thyrsis’ Fate
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Nahum Tate

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: S/T

Genre: Secular, Consort song

Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1698

Description: Young Thyrsis’ Fate is an elegy written for the composer Thomas Farmer, who died young. He was a colleague of Purcell’s in the theatre world. Thyrsis is a character from Virgil's Eclogues, more precisely a shepherd and bard who competes in a singing contest.

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