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Crabbed Age and Youth
Staff Notation • Secular, Art songs
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
Solo high · John Henry Fowler
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Crabbed Age and Youth by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry — Lyrics
Crabbed age and youth cannot live together:
Youth is full of pleasance, age is full of care;
Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather;
Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.
Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short;
Youth is nimble, age is lame;
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About Crabbed Age and Youth
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry's Crabbed Age and Youth sets a poem exploring the contrast between the vigour of youth and the frailty of age. The text expresses a strong preference for youth, with its attendant joys and freedoms, over the weariness and constraints of old age. The composer's setting for solo high voice captures this sentiment with directness and passion. The art song form allows for a close musical interpretation of the poetic sentiments, making it a compelling choice for a singer wanting to convey the exuberance of youth and a disdain for growing old.
