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Echoes
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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3 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Echoes by Arthur Sullivan — Lyrics
How sweet the answer Echo makes to music at night
When roused by lute or horn, she wakes,
and far away o'er lawns and lakes goes answ'ring light, goes answ'ring light!
Yet love hath echoes truer far, And far more sweet
than e'er beneath the moonlight's star,
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About Echoes
Arthur Sullivan, renowned for his operettas, also composed delightful partsongs for mixed choir. Echoes is a secular setting of an English text, exploring the theme of responsive affections. The music captures the fanciful imagery of sound returning across landscapes, a natural phenomenon that serves as a metaphor for true love. The lyrics suggest that while echoes of music can be sweet, the returning sigh of sincere affection is even more profound. This SATB piece offers a charming and musically rewarding exploration of this romantic conceit, ideal for adding a touch of lyricism to a concert programme.
