A canticle to Apollo

Play, Phœbus, on thy lute;
And we will all sit mute,
By listening to thy lyre,
That sets all ears on fire.
Hark, hark, the god does play!
And as he leads the way
Through heaven the very spheres,
As men, turn all to ears.

by Robert Herrick (1591-1674) , "A canticle to Apollo"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "A canticle to Apollo", op. 52 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set III) no. 1 (1922). [voice and piano]
by Anthony Strilko (1931-) , "Canticle to Apollo"

Date added to the website: 2009-01-30.

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