John Dryden (19 Aug 1631 - 12 May 1700)

Male Person - England English poet

Works (67)

Wrote

1. Eleonora
2. Spherical Madrigals: III. His Body Was an Orb

Lyrics

1. A Song for St Cecilia’s Day, op. 119
2. Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: II. "Music for a While"
3. The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III: 17h. "I Attempt From Love's Sickness to Fly"
4. Tyrannic Love, or The Royal Martyr, Z. 613: Act IV "Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love"
5. Heav'nly Harmony
6. The Indian Queen Z. 630, Act III: I. Ye twice ten hundred deities
7. The Indian Queen Z. 630, Prologue: IVb. Wake Quivera, wake
8. Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: I. Hear, ye sullen powʼrs below
9. The Cold Song
10. Music for a While
11. Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia
12. Amphion Anglicus: Chloe found Amyntas
13. An Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell
14. Music for a While

Libretto

1. The Tempest, Z. 631: Act II. "Come Unto These Yellow Sands"
2. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II. "Hither this way"
3. Orpheus Britannicus: "Why should men quarrel?"
4. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: X. Aria "Orpheus could lead the savage race" (soprano)
5. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: XI. Accompagnato "But bright Cecilia" (soprano)
6. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: XII. Soprano and Chorus "As from the pow'r and sacred lays"
7. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: II. Recitative / Accompagnato "From harmony from heav'nly harmony" (tenor)
8. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: III. Chorus "From harmony, from heav'nly harmony"
9. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: IV. Aria "What passion cannot music raise and quell" (soprano)
10. Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: VI. March
11. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: VII. Aria "The soft complaining flute" (soprano)
12. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: IX. Aria "But oh! What art can teach" (soprano)
13. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: I. Overture
14. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV. "Two daughters of this aged stream"
15. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Fairest isle"
16. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. "Great love"
17. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. "No part of my dominion"
18. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Trumpet Tune / Chorus "Our natives"
19. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. Chorus "See, see"
20. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. "Tis I that have warm'd ye"
21. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. Duet "Sound a parley"
22. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I. "The lot is cast"
23. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I. "Brave souls"
24. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. "What ho!"
25. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. "What Power art thou"
26. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Duet. "You say 'tis love"
27. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. "Thou doting fool"
28. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II. "How blest are shepherds"
29. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II. "Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying"
30. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II. "Come, shepherds"
31. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Your hay it is mow'd"
32. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I. "Woden first to thee"
33. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I. "To Woden thanks we render"
34. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I. "I call you all"
35. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I. "Come if you dare"
36. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Round thy coast"
37. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II. "Let not a moon-born elf"
38. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II. "Come follow me"
39. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "For folded flocks"
40. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV. Passacaglia "How happy the lover"
41. King Arthur, Z. 628
42. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Ye Blust'ring brethren"
43. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: VIII. Aria "Sharp violins proclaim" (tenor)
44. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: V. Aria and Chorus "The trumpet's loud clangor" (tenor)
45. Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
46. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II
47. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I
48. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV
49. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
50. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
51. The Tempest, Z. 631