Books+ Search Results
The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished : not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the noate
Uniform Title
Italian madrigalls Englished.
Title
The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished : not to the sense of the originall dittie, but after the affection of the noate / by Thomas Watson, gentleman ; there are also heere inserted two excellent madrigalls of William Byrds composed after the Italian vaine, at the request of the sayd Thoams Watson.
Published
London : Imprinted ... by Thomas Este, the assigné of William Byrd ... & are to be sold at the house of the sayd T. Este ..., 1590.
Physical Description
6 parts ; 23 cm.
Local Notes
MUS: Library has sextus and bassus parts only, in one binding.
MUS: Purchased at Sotheby's (London), December 4, 2007, with income from the Susannah and Plamenac Funds.
Notes
For superius, contratenor, tenor, bassus, medius and sextus.
Twenty-eight madrigals for 4-6 voices, of which 23 were composed by Luca Marenzio. Watson's verses are mainly free translations and imitations of the originals.
Includes dedication page.
Contains laudatory verse.
Variant and related titles
Italian madrigals Englished
Format
Music Scores
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 04, 2007
Contents
Includes table of contents.
Contents: (Songs of 4 voices; titles taken from 1st lines) When first my heedles eyes / Luca Marenzio - O merry world when every lover / Luca Marenzio - Farewell cruell & unkind / Luca Marenzio - Zephyrus breathing / Luca Marenzio - Faire shepherds queene / Luca Marenzio - Evry singing bird / Luca Marenzio - Alas, what a wretched life is this / Luca Marenzio - This sweet & merry month of May / William Byrd.
(Songs of 5 voices; titles taken from 1st lines) Though faint & wasted with overlong desiring / Luca Marenzio - Since my heedlesse eies / Luca Marenzio - When all alone my bony love / Giro. Converso - When I beheld the faire face of Phyllis sleeping / Luca Marenzio - Alas, where is my love / Luca Marenzio - Sweet hart arise, that we may take our pleasure / Luca Marenzio - But if the countrie Gods seeke to surround thee / Luca Marenzio - When from my selfe sweet Cupid first bereft me / Luca Marenzio - Sweet singing Amarillis / Luca Marenzio - Fancy retyre thee / Luca Marenzio- How long with vaine complyning / Luca Marenzio - All yee that ioy in wayling / Giov. maria Nanino.
(Songs of 6 voices; titles taken from 1st lines) O heare me heavenly powrs all at one calling / Luca Marenzio - In chaynes of hope & feare / Luca Marenzio - When Melibœus soul flying hence / Luca Marenzio - Now twinkling starres do smile / Luca Marenzio - Unkind O stay thy flying / Luca Marenzio- Love hath proclaimed warre by trumpet sounded / Alessandro Striggio - The fates alas too cruell / Luca Marenzio - This sweet and merry month of May / William Byrd.
The Marenzio madrigals are selected from his 1st book of madrigals for 4 voices (1585), 1st book for 5 voices (1580), and 4th book for 6 voices (1586); the 3 other Italian madrigals are from Musica divina (1583) or earlier editions; and the 2 madrigals by Byrd Psalmes, songs, and sonnet (1588).
References
RISM (Répertoire international des sources musicales), B/II, 1590²⁹
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Also listed under
Bookmark As
Citation
