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Fairy Voices
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Fairy Voices by Thomas George Beverley Halley — Lyrics
Ever gladsome fairy voices,
Wafted by the balmy breeze;
To your melody I’ve listened
In the whispering of the trees.
Softly sounds your silvery music
In the playful murmuring rill,
Sighing, sighing, never dying,
Sweetly murmuring, sighing still.
Tuneful ever fairy voices,
On my ear ye gently fall;
Bleating flocks and warbling songsters,
Ye have fairy voices all.
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About Fairy Voices
Thomas George Beverley Halley's Fairy Voices is a secular SATB setting of English words. The composer captures the enchanting, ethereal quality of the text, which speaks of the pervasive and delightful sounds of nature, from whispering trees and murmuring rills to the bleating of flocks and the chiming of village bells. The poem celebrates the beauty and joy found in these natural melodies, suggesting that life need not be dull when such music is present to lift the spirit. Halley's part-song setting would have been intended for amateur choirs, bringing this charming evocation of a magical soundscape to life.
