Ayres & Observations

by Thomas Campion, Joan Hart (Editor)

The best work of Thomas Campion, one of the most outstanding lyric writers of the tradition, is represented in this volume. Collected are his Ayres, religious poems, poems from the masques, and key passages from his seminal observations on poetry and music.

Genres: Poetry, History

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Thomas Campion (aka Campian) was an English poet, composer, and physician.

Reviews

[Jared]

"What Epigrams are in Poetrie, the same are Ayres in musicke, then in their chiefe perfection when they are short and well seasoned."

"Come, let vs sound with melody, the praises
Of the kings king, th' omnipotent creator,
Author of number, that hath all the world in
Harmonie framed."