William Lawes (1602 - 24 settembre 1645): Gather ye rosebuds, song su testo di Robert Herrick. Anna Dennis, soprano; ensemble Voices of Music.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he’s a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he’s to setting.
That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry;
For, having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.
John Keating-Robin Williams invita i propri allievi a meditare sui versi di Herrick:
Fiero sostenitore del partito realista, William Lawes cadde sul campo di battaglia di Rowton Heath, presso Chester. Carlo I dispose che gli fossero dedicate speciali onoranze funebri e gli conferì postumo il titolo di Father of Musick.
la regina gioiosa 