Henry

Purcell
Music for a while
                   
    
Andante "Oedipus"
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       
           
Mu sic Mu sicfora while, shallallyourcaresbe

       

                                
       
  
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       
   
                     
     
7 (cresc.)

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  
                   
 
guile shallall, all all shallall, shall all shallallyourcaresbe guile won dring, won

   
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   
                            
       

          
                 
   
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  eas'd 
  
                    
dring,howyourpains were eas'd eas'd And dis dai ningto bepleas'd. Till A

         
  
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             
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    

                   

         
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    
    
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        
      
lec to, freethe dead Till Alec to freethedead.from theireter nal, eter

         
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                                    
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               
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         
nal bands, Till thesnakes drop, drop drop drop drop drop drop drop drop

                     
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         
                 
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      
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                   
from herhands,andthe whip, andthewhipfromouther hands. Mu sic, mu sicfor a

             
  
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                  
                       
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  

             
       
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                     
     
while shallallyourcaresbe guileshallall all all shallall all all shall allyourcaresbe guileshallall all

  
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      
                 
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     
        
   
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all
      
  
    
all, all all all, shall all yourcares be guile.

         
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        
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