Henry Purcell (10th September 1659 – 21st November 1695), was an English co… Read Full Bio ↴Henry Purcell (10th September 1659 – 21st November 1695), was an English composer of the Baroque period.
He is generally considered to be one of England's greatest composers — indeed, he has often been called England's finest native composer. Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements, but devised a peculiarly English style of Baroque music.
He is generally considered to be one of England's greatest composers — indeed, he has often been called England's finest native composer. Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements, but devised a peculiarly English style of Baroque music.
When I Am Laid in Earth
Henry Purcell Lyrics
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@arisussman1463
Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me,
On thy bosom let me rest,
More I would, but Death invades me;
Death is now a welcome guest.
When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create
No trouble, no trouble in thy breast;
Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate.
Remember me, but ah! forget my fate.
good lord that's dark..
@janesmith9024
I just sung this at the piano as I have for over 40 years.... it felt appropriate for the days of covid 19. "Death is now a welcome guest...."
200,000 dead so far across the world.......
Remember them but forget their fate....
Recitative
Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me,
On thy bosom let me rest,
More I would, but Death invades me;
Death is now a welcome guest.
Aria
When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create
No trouble, no trouble in thy breast;
Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate.
Remember me, but ah! forget my fate.
@margomoore4527
A white voice may may be pretty, but it is terminally immature, to my mind. A mature adult voice, in the absence of tension, has a natural vibrato, the “zitternden und bebenden” to which Mozart referred.
The voix blanc is natural only to children. To prolong it into adulthood is unnatural and sounds as artificial and false as it is.
The proof of this is demonstrated by contrasting the timbre of the earliest reconstituted falsettist, Alfred Deller, shose voice was not adequately supported, with the current crop of counter-tenors (I heard 3 or 4 of them at Chicago Lyric, in an antique opera revival in the 2000’s—it may have been Alcina but I can’t recall.) what I do recall was the profusion of fine, well-supported young countertenors. It was a revelation.
If a handful of early-music enthusiasts desire to cling to the sound of boy sopranos (in adult women), well, they can do as they please. But the true womanly sound that best portrays a great female leader like Dido, is the full, warm sounds of Jessye Norman, Sarah Connolly, Kirsten Flagstad, and other, more recent Sopranos and Mezzos. The general public loves light, white, breathy voices, because they are easy to hear. The truly knowledgeable opera lover, by contrast, seeks and embraces the full intensity of the great womanly voices—Ponselle is also a stellar example.
The boy or girl soprano has a place in music. But even early operas benefit from voices that can use their God-given gifts in their fullness—if Purcell had big, full voices available, would he not have rejoiced? Also, school or no, there often spring up young women whose physical instrument and consequently their entire voice matures early—Ponselle being the classic example, who by 8th grade had the voice of an adult woman.
I’m not trying to denegrate the work of Ms. Thomas, but to advance the cause of vocal health and the appreciation of the ideal womanly voice.❤
@boyisun
Recitative
Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me,
On thy bosom let me rest,
More I would, but Death invades me;
Death is now a welcome guest.
Aria
When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create
No trouble, no trouble in thy breast;
Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate.
Remember me, but ah! forget my fate.
@taylorfisher6203
I only came here to study musical pieces for my Musical Appreciation class, but I will say that this is an incredibly beautiful piece of music.
@martam7258
Same here
@helena7322
Me too..
@lapaula_fj_
Same here, but for a Spanish subject called Análisis Musical. But still I appreciate this music 😂😂
@vonteriojohnson4198
Same
@shallows529
Sameeeee
@zombie1492ZD1492
love this piece, when I heard it play in GOTG Vol. 3 in my head I was like "DIDO'S LAMENT, IT HAS TO BE, IT IS IT"
@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102
High Evolutionary: "How did you know? About the microseminoproteins, P-1-3? What happened in there? Why? How did you know, P-1-3?"
Rocket: "I-i-it was too little filtration."
High Evolutionary: "In the hypotonic, yes, we know, we fixed that, BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW?!?! I. MADE. YOU!!!! How did YOU know? ... Because it worked. It, it worked. Their rage is gone."
@bendyexpert1239
BRO I SAW THAT MOVIE and the fact that I knew the song made it so much sadder omg 😭😭😭
@jaimecorvus6373
the most emotional version, even the high notes so soft and pure, can't help crying.