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“If music be the food of love…”

“If music be the food of love…”. By Henry Purcell Reka Juhasz. “If music be the food of love…”. Composer: Henry Purcell Words by: Colonel Henry Heveningham First published in the Gentleman's Journal in June, 1692 Genre: secular . Henry Purcell. 1659 – 1695 English composer

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“If music be the food of love…”

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  1. “If music be the food of love…” By Henry Purcell Reka Juhasz

  2. “If music be the food of love…” • Composer: Henry Purcell • Words by: Colonel Henry Heveningham • First published in the Gentleman's Journal in June, 1692 • Genre: secular

  3. Henry Purcell • 1659 – 1695 • English composer • Composed in baroque style • Composed mostly secular and sacred music

  4. Colonel Henry Heveningham • Lived in the 17th century • lived in Heveningham Hall, Suffolk, England • A poet

  5. Text • “If music be the food of love,sing on till I am fill'd with joy;for then my list'ning soul you movewith pleasures that can never cloy,your eyes, your mien, your tongue declarethat you are music ev'rywhere.” Heveningham used food as a metaphor for bringing music and love together.

  6. Baroque style Very pitchy through the piece Very technical Musical elements

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