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Charming Chloe
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Charming Chloe by Ethel Mary Boyce — Lyrics
It was the charming month of May,
When all the flow’rs were fresh and gay,
One morning, by the break of day,
The youthful charming Chloe;
From peaceful slumber she arose,
Girt on her mantle and her hose,
And o’er the flowery mead she goes,
The youthful charming Chloe.
Lovely was she by the dawn,
Youthful Chloe, charming Chloe,
Tripping o’er the pearly lawn,
The youthful charming Chloe.
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About Charming Chloe
Ethel Mary Boyce’s partsong Charming Chloe is ideal for occasions when choirs wish to evoke the gentle beauty of a spring morning. The text paints a picture of youthful Chloe emerging from slumber on a fine May day, her loveliness outshining the dawn and the birdsong. Boyce’s setting for SATB voices captures this idyllic scene with a flowing, lyrical quality. The English lyrics are light and celebratory, reflecting the pastoral charm of the poem. This piece would sit well within a concert programme, perhaps alongside other nature-inspired or celebratory English part-songs, offering a moment of refined and elegant musical description.
