Philip Ledger (editor) : Oxford Book of English Madrigals


Oxford Book of English Madrigals
Song Name Composer
Those Sweet Delightful Lilies Thomas Bateson
All Creatures Now John Bennet
Weep O Mine Eyes John Bennet
Lullaby My Sweet Little Baby William Byrd
This Sweet and Merry Month of May William Byrd
Though Amaryllis Dance William Byrd
Come Gentle Swains Michael Cavendish
Poor is the Life Michael East
Quick Quick Away Dispatch! Michael East
No Haste But Good! Michael East
Fair Nymphs I Heard One Telling John Farmer
Fair Phyllis I Saw John Farmer
Consture my Meaning Giles Farnaby
Ah Dear Heart Orlando Gibbons
Dainty Fine Bird Orlando Gibbons
O that the Learned Poets Orlando Gibbons
The Silver Swan Orlando Gibbons
Trust Not to Much Fair Youth Orlando Gibbons
What is our Life? Orlando Gibbons
Come Away Sweet Love Thomas Greaves
See What a Maze of Terror George Kirbye
Fyer Fyer! Thomas Morley
Hard by a Crystal Fountain Thomas Morley
I Love Alas this Tormenting Thomas Morley
My Bonnie Lass She Smileth Thomas Morley
Now is the Month of Maying Thomas Morley
Sing We and Chant it Thomas Morley
Through Philomela Lost Her Love Thomas Morley
Whither Away so Fast? Thomas Morley
I Love Alas I Love Thee Thomas Morley
Sleep Fleshly Birth Robert Ramsey
Adieu ye City Prisoning Towers Thomas Tomkins
Music Divine Thomas Tomkins
O Yes! Has Any Found a Lad? Thomas Tomkins
Too Much I Once Lamented Thomas Tomkins
Mother I Will Have a Husband Thomas Vautor
Sweet Suffolk Owl Thomas Vautor
Come Sable Night John Ward
Out from the Vale John Ward
As Vesta Was Thomas Weelkes
Come Sirrah Jack Ho! Thomas Weelkes
Hark All ye Lovely Saints Thomas Weelkes
O Care thou wilt Despatch me Thomas Weelkes
Hence Care thou Art too Cruel Thomas Weelkes
Since Robin Hood Thomas Weelkes
Sing We at Pleasure Thomas Weelkes
Strike it Up Tabor Thomas Weelkes
Thule the Period of Cosmography Thomas Weelkes
The Andalusian Merchant Thomas Weelkes
Thus Sings my Dearest Jewel Thomas Weelkes
Adieu Sweet Amaryllis John Wilbye
Draw on Sweet Amaryllis John Wilbye
Flora Gave me Fairest Flowers John Wilbye
Lady When I Behold John Wilbye
O What Shall I Do? John Wilbye
Sweet Honey Sucking Bees John Wilbye
Yet Sweet Take Heed John Wilbye
Weep Weep Mine Eyes John Wilbye

The madrigal composed in England during the late sixteenth century and early seventeenth centuries include some of the finest music of the period and are possibly superior in truth and expressiveness even to the madrigals composed in Italy, where the form was invented and flourished over a long period. Faced with many hundreds of possible candidates for inclusion in the edition, the editor worked on the principal that the major composers would each be represented by several madrigals, and the lesser figures by one or more. But no madrigal would be included if it fell below the high standard set by the collection as a whole. Over 60 madrigals are included.
Item Code 9094b
Weight: 17.60 oz |  Number of Pages  400  |  Softcover  |  6 x 9  |  Mixed  |  Primarily a cappella  |  Mixed 5-8 Parts  |  14 - Choral  |  01 Songbook  |  England  |  Madrigal Arrangements  | 
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