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No flower that blows
Song Title
No flower that blows (
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Composer(s):
Thomas Linley Jr.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Keyword(s) & Features:
Appreciation
;
Blooming
;
Breasts
;
Children
;
Flowers
;
Gifts
;
Hearts
;
Hours
;
Living
;
Love
;
Love Song
;
Maternal Love
;
Metaphor: Child as Gift
;
Metaphor: Love as Flowers
;
Parents
;
Perfumes
;
Pledging
;
Resting
;
Roses
;
Scattering
First Line
No flow'r that blows is like this rose (
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Year of composition
1776 (
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Link to English Text Online
https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Thomas-Linley/No-Flower-That-Blows
Musical Form
Modified strophic (
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Original Language
English (
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Score Source
https://books.google.com/books/about/Reliquary_of_English_Song_Series_2_1700.html?id=Y6kQAAAAYAAJ
Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/6OTSyRh0ROARlDa8Fhj1oK?si=C67980M7T_G8FFxo0YNBDA
Difficulty Level
HS (
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Range:
E4 - F#5 (
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Original Key
A Major (
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Notes
A satirical print in the British Museum bears this title as well. (
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Recommended Printed Source
Reliquary of English Song, Vol. 2 (
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Sources Cited
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-6514
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