Composition Year | 1611 or before |
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Genre Categories | Sacred songs; Religious works; Songs; |
Contents |
Work Title | How Vain the Toils |
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Alternative. Title | In Vain the Toils |
Composer | Byrd, William |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | T 308 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWB 53 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1611 or before |
First Publication. | 1611 in Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets (No.30) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
Instrumentation | voice, 5 viols (2 treble, 2 tenor, bass) |
External Links | All Music Guide CPDL page |
This doesn't seem to be a verbatim text from the Psalms, but is closest (?) to Psalm 127:2. Tagged as a sacred song for now, unless someone can find a Psalm with more or less these words.