Semele,a Song. TBe.072

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Semele is a character from Greek mythology, the daugher of Cadmus and Harmonia and mother of Dionysus. There was an opera of that name by John Eccles, libretto by Congreve, dated either 1705 or 1710. (Also an opera or oratorio by Handel in 1743,) All E natural and B naturals are shown as sharp in MS - see general note re accidentals. = is as shown in MS 2 - quaver E appears to have a dot after it, quaver f a comma, but see bars 1, 5 7 and 14. "Endless pleasure Endless Love Semele enjoys Semele enjoys Semele enjoy----s above on her Bosom Jove reclining useless now his Thunder lies his Thunder lyes to her Arms his Bolts resigning and his Lightening to her eyes"

Source

Thomas Bennet MS,1718, VWML

History

1718

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X: 72
T:Semele,a Song. TBe.072
M:3/8
L:1/8
Q:20
S:Thomas Bennet MS,1718, VWML
R:air
O:England
N:Semele is a character from Greek mythology, the daugher of Cadmus and
N:Harmonia and mother of Dionysus.  There was an opera of that name by
N:John Eccles, libretto by Congreve, dated either 1705 or 1710.  (Also an
N:opera or oratorio by Handel in 1743,)
N:All E  natural and B naturals are shown as sharp in MS - see general
N:note
N:re accidentals.  = is as shown in MS  2 - quaver E appears to have a
N:dot after it, quaver f a comma, but see bars 1, 5 7 and 14.
N:"Endless pleasure Endless Love Semele enjoys Semele enjoys Semele
N:enjoy----s
N:above on her Bosom Jove reclining useless now his Thunder lies his
N:Thunder lyes
N:to her Arms his Bolts resigning and his Lightening to her eyes"
H:1718
Z:vmp.C. Graebe..
K:BB major
(f/e/f)g | (f/g/)(f/e/)d | e d2 | \
c3 | c/d/cd | e3 | e/c/dg | "=" =e3 |!
c/d/c (d/=e/) | f3 | "2"f/g/ e f | f3 | \
c d2 | e/f/e/d/c | f/e/de | =B>AG |!
 g_a2 | g(f/e/)(d/c/) | de2 | f2e |\
 d/c/ "="=B2 | c3 | zff | (fB)B |!
 gfe3/4d/4 | "="c2c |(de)f |\
 "sic"g3/2a/4g/4  f3/2g/4f/4  (e3/2f/4e/4) | \
(d/4c/4B)  A3/2 "qu"B/ | B ||

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