Byrd: Madrigals, Songs and Canons

Description

Of madrigals and partsongs - Volume 16 of the Byrd Edition contains the six items not included in the printed sets of 1588, 1589 and 1611 (distinguished by the lack of obligatory instrumental accompaniments); of the consort songs, the original versions of consort songs that were subsequently arranged as madrigals; and of canons and rounds, the two that can without doubt be attributed to the composer.

CONTENTS

• Ah, youthful tears (Fragment Only)
• Behold how good (Fragment Only)
• Blessed is he that fears the Lord (Voice & Viols)
• Canon Six in One (and four in two) (Canon)
• Canon Two in One per arsin et thesin (Canon)
• Care for thy soul (Voice & Viols)
• Cease cares (Fragment Only)
• Come to me, grief, for ever (Voice & Viols)
• Constant Penelope (Voice & Viols)
• Depart, ye furies (Fragment Only)
• Farewell, false Love (Voice & Viols)
• How shall a young man? (Voice & Viols)
• I joy not in no earthly bliss (Voice & Viols)
• I thought that Love had been a boy (Voice & Viols)
• I will give laud (Fragment Only)
• If that a sinner's sighs (Voice & Viols)
• If trickling tears (Fragment Only)
• in fields abroad (Voice & Viols)
• in tower most high (Fragment Only)
• La verginella (Voice & Viols)
• Let others praise what seems them best (1589) (SSATTB)
• Look and bow down (Fragment Only)
• Lord in thy wrath (Voice & Viols)
• Lullaby, my sweet little baby (Voice & Viols)
• My mind to me a kingdom is (Voice & Viols)
• O happy thrice (Fragment Only)
• O Lord, who in thy sacred tent? (Voice & Viols)
• O sweet deceit (SMzATB)
• O that most rare breast (Voice & Viols)
• O trifling toys (Fragment Only)
• O you that hear this voice (Voice & Viols)
• Preces Deo fundamus (Fragment Only)
• Prostrate, O Lord, I lie (Voice & Viols)
• See those sweet eyes (Voice & Viols)
• Susanna fair (Voice & Viols)
• This sweet and merry month of May (1590) (SSATTB)
• Though Amaryllis dance in green (Voice & Viols)
• What pleasures have great princes? (SATTB)
• What vaileth it to rule? (MzMzTTB)
• What wights are these (Fragment Only)
• When first by force (I that sometime) (Voice & Viols)
• Where fancy fond (Voice & Viols)
• While that a cruel fire (Fragment Only)
• Who likes to love (Voice & Viols)
• Why do I use my paper, ink and pen? (Voice & Viols)
• with sighs and tears (Fragment Only)