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Written by Henry Purcell, also Cold Song (Sting), Dido and Aeneas: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me” (Dido) / “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (Anne Sofie von Otter) and The Cold Song (Klaus Nomi)
Released on Virgin Classics, also Gnossiennes: I. (Lent) (Anne Queffélec), Nocturne in C-sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6 (Михаил Плетнёв) and The Protecting Veil: The Incarnation (Steven Isserlis)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Henry Purcell wrote 541 songs on fono
Henry Purcell’s most frequent co-writer is Nahum Tate (36 songs together)
Henry Purcell first appears on fono in 1954, 49 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Henry Purcell
- Performed by
- Craig Ogden and David Daniels
- Released on
- Virgin Classics
- Written by
- Henry Purcell
- Performed by
- Craig Ogden and David Daniels
- Released on
- Virgin Classics
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Henry Purcell
Same label: Virgin Classics
Same writer: Henry Purcell
Same label: Virgin Classics
Same writer: Henry Purcell
Same label: Virgin Classics
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Music for a while was performed by Craig Ogden
Music for a while was performed by Craig Ogden
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Music for a while was performed by David Daniels
Music for a while was performed by David Daniels
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Music for a while was written by Henry Purcell
Music for a while was written by Henry Purcell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Music for a while is part of the release A Quiet Thing: Songs for Voice and Guitar
Music for a while is part of the release A Quiet Thing: Songs for Voice and Guitar
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Virgin Classics is the label of the song Music for a while
Virgin Classics is the label of the song Music for a while
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Music for a while was released on 2003-08-05
Music for a while was released on 2003-08-05
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026