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Goe, and catch
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Goe, and catch by Stuart Moffatt — Lyrics
Goe, and catch a falling starre,
Get with child a mandrake's root,
Tell me, where all past years are,
Or who cleft the Divel's foot,
Teach me to heare
Mermaids singing
Or to keep envies stinging,
And finde
What winde
Serves to'advance an honest mind.
If thou beest borne to strange sights,
Things invisible to see,
Ride ten thousand daies and nights,
Till age snow white haires on thee,
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About Goe, and catch
Stuart Moffatt's Goe, and catch a falling starre is a delightful exploration of the impossible. The text, famously from John Donne, poses a series of ludicrous challenges to the listener, from capturing a falling star to learning the songs of mermaids. The composer sets this in a bright, energetic SATB setting, capturing the wit and slightly exasperated tone of the lyrics. The music is rhythmically engaging and features some playful interplay between the voices, fitting for this secular, madrigal-style composition. It's a piece that revels in its rhetorical questions and the ultimate futility of the quests it describes, making for a charming and intellectually stimulating choral offering.
