Songs of Experience: 1.The Fly
Fall 2014 Release
One of a grouping of three settings of poetry by the brilliant William Blake from his "Songs of Experience" (1794) Bass solo; kazoos. Unusual and very fun.
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| Item | Voicing | Duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JS-004.1 | SATB | 3:30 | Audio file
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Mixed Choir
Difficulty
Moderate
Advanced
The Fly
William Blake (1757-1827)
Thy summer's play
My thoughtless hand
Has brushed away.
Am not I
A fly like thee?
Or art not thou
A man like me?
For I dance
And drink and sing,
Till some blind hand
Shall brush my wing.
If thought is life
And strength and breath,
And the want
Of thought is death,
Then am I
A happy fly,
If I live,
Or if I die.