For Agathon, in fighting fields (Thomas Norris)

From ChoralWiki
Revision as of 03:56, 15 October 2019 by BarryJ (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "\{\{Published\|([0-9]*)\|" to "{{Pub|1|$1|")
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Music files

L E G E N D Disclaimer How to download
ICON SOURCE
Network.png Web Page
File details.gif File details
Question.gif Help
  • CPDL #22065:  Network.png
Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2010-08-08).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 57 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.

General Information

Title: For Agathon, in fighting fields
Composer: Thomas Norris

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: ATTB

Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1766 in Fifth collection of Catches, Canons and Glees

Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

For Agathon, in fighting fields renowned,
Abdera mourns his funeral pile around.
For him she mingles tears with bright applause,
Who nobly suffered in his country's cause.
No youth so brave, unknowing how to yield
E'er perished in the thunder of the field.