2 If Music be the Food of Love Col. Henry Heveningham Note: these divisi indicate verse differences:

V.I upward stems, V.2 downward stems. Do not try to sing both at once!

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Soprano

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Bass

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(' 0......1 "I' ... 1. If mu - SIC_ be_ thL food_of_ love, Sing on, smg on, smg

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2. Plea - suresin- vade_ both_ eye_ and_ ear, So fierce, so fierce, so .::;;-

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1. If mu - SlC_ be_ the food of love, Sing on, smg 2. Plea-suresin- vade_both eye and ear, So fierce, so

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1. If mu - SIC be the food of love, Sing on, smg on, smg,_

! 2, Plea - suresin-vade both eye and ear, So fierce, so fierce, so,_

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1. If mu - SIC be the food_of_ love,_ Sing_ on, sing on,_ 2. Plea - suresin- vade_both eye and ear,_ So_ fierce,_so_ fierce, so fierce,_

on, smg on till 1 __ aI~ fill'd, _ am fill'd_ with_ JOY; For fierce, so fierce the trans ports are_ they_wound, And

on, smg on till I am fill'd, am fill'd with JOY; fierce, so fierce the trans - ports are, so fierce they wound,

smg on so fierce

till I am the___ trans - ports

fill'd, are,

am fill'd so fierce

with they

JOY; wound,

For And

smg on till I am fill'd, am fill'd with JOY; For so fierce the trans - ports are, so fierce they wound, My

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the~ my list' - mng soul you move, for then_ my list' - mng all_ my sen - ses feast - ed are, and all_ my sen - ses

... .... ... ,. My list' mng soul_ you_ move, for then_ my list' - mng My sen - ses feast - ed_ are, and a~ my seh ses

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then_ my list' - nmg soul_ you_ move, for then_ my list' - nmg alL my sen - ses feast - ed_ are, and all_ my sen - ses

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then __ my soul you move, for the~ my sen ses feast - ed are, my sen ses

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soul you_ move feast - ed_ are,

With plea­Tho' yet_

soul you feast - ed

move With are, Tho'

plea yet

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move are,

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ne ver_ cloy, on ly_ sound.

ne on

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ver cloy, Your ly sound. Sure

cloy, Your sound. Sure

-eyes,_ your mIen,_ your 1__ must pe - rish

tongue_ de -by_ your

clare_ That you___ are charms,_ Un - less_ _ _ you

mu save _ _ _ _

eyes, your I must

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eyes, your I must

eyes, your I must

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pe - rish

mien, your pe - rish

mien, your pe - rish

tongue de by your

clare charms,

tongue by

de - clare your charms,

tongue de clare by your charms,

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That you Un-less

are you

That you are Un -less you

ThaL you are Un - less you

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mu save

mu save. _ _ _ _

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mu - SIC save me

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ry your_

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where, your where. arms, Sure arms.

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where, your where. arms, Sure arms.

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where,_ your where. arms,_ Sure arms.