1636: The Flight of the Nightingale by David Carrico

Author:David Carrico [Carrico, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Action & Adventure, Alternative History
ISBN: 9781982124182
Google: 5PndwQEACAAJ
Publisher: Baen
Published: 2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00

The angel Gabriel from Heaven came,

His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;

“All hail,” said he, “thou lowly maiden Mary,”

Most highly favored lady,

Gloria.

Johann was struck by the simple beauty of the melody. Anyone with a voice could have sung it. Any child, any mother, any deacon of the church.

“For known a blessed Mother thou shalt be,

All generations laud and honor thee,

Thy son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold,”

Most highly favored lady,

Gloria.

Listening, Johann began to truly understand why Marla’s name was on the lips of everyone in Magdeburg who knew anything about music. Yes, anyone could sing the song; but how many could sing it with such purity? A tone that never wavered, every note absolutely on pitch, there were those who could do that—not least of whom was Signor Abati who was smiling and nodding his head. But the pure lack of ornamentation, the so simple rise and fall, ebb and flow, swell and fade of her voice, so simple and yet so hard. How many could make the song sing as she did?

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