Difference between revisions of "If music be the food of love"

'''"If music be the food of love"''' (Original; If musick be the Food of love)  is a song by [[Henry Purcell]] and was first published in the ''Gentleman’s Journal,'' Juni 1692. "Gentleman's Journal, June 1692 There is a persistent belief that the song is a setting of a Shakespeare text. However, only the first line is: "If music be the food of love, play on".<ref name="Shakespeare"/> The lyrics to Purcell's song were written by [[Henry Heveningham]].