Hymn
Benjamin Britten * Track #6 On Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31
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Hymn by Benjamin Britten
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This extremely quick and bright setting of Ben Jonson’s “Hymn to Diana” is a hunting song that uses the horn to imitate the sound of a horn calling people to the hunt.
Hymn Lyrics
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair
Now the sun is laid to sleep
Seated in thy silver chair
State in wonted manner keep:
Hesperus entreats thy light
Hesperus entreats thy light
Goddess, goddess excellently bright
Earth, let not thy envious shade
Dare itself to interpose;
Cynthia’s shining orb was made
Heav’n to clear when day did close:
Bless us then with wishèd sight
Bless us then with wishèd sight
Goddess excellently bright
Lay thy bow of pearl apart
And thy crystal shining quiver;
Give unto the flying hart
Space to breathe, how short so-ever:
Thou that mak’st a day of night
Thou that mak’st a day of night
Thou that mak'st
Goddess, goddess, goddess, goddess excellently bright
Hymn Q&A
Who wrote Hymn's ?
Hymn was written by Benjamin Britten & Ben Jonson.
When did Benjamin Britten release Hymn?
Benjamin Britten released Hymn on Fri Oct 15 1943.