Trace the Range and Power of Music in Dryden’s in “A song for St. Cecelia”.
St. Cecilia, a Roman virgin and martyr (230AD) was traditionally the patron saint of music and the inventor of the organ. The celebration of St Cecilia’s Day on 22 nd November began in England in 1683, written four years later. In “A Song for St Cecilia‘s Day” (written in 1687) Dryden says that the... Sign in to see full entry.