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Full many a glorious morning
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Full many a glorious morning by Michael Gray — Lyrics
Full many a glorious morning have I seen
Flatter the mountain tops with sovereign eye,
Kissing with golden face the meadows green,
Gilding pale streams with heav'nly alchemy:
Anon permit the basest clouds to ride
With ugly rack on his celestial face,
And from the forlorn world his visage hide,
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About Full many a glorious morning
Imagine a bright, clear morning, full of promise. This SAB setting of lines from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 33 captures that fleeting perfection. The music reflects the text's exploration of how even the most glorious light can be quickly obscured by clouds, a metaphor for the transience of joy and the beloved's fickleness. The composer’s sensitive setting of the English words makes this an ideal choice for a concert programme, offering a moment of reflective beauty. The straightforward SAB voicing ensures it is accessible for a wide range of choirs looking for evocative secular repertoire.
