If Love Now Reigned (Henry VIII)

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Misc. Notes The Engraving Files are included in the Scores section.
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Misc. Notes Because most of my Intabulations are never heard before, I decided to make a simple computer synthesized audio file for hearing control.
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Sheet Music

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Misc. Notes Copied from Songs and Madrigals of the Fifteenth Century, The Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society, London: Bernhard Quaritch, 1891. In the song book, it is written that No. 7 by Henry VIII "is given in the form in which it appears on fol. 53 of Add. MSS. 31922 (in the British Museum) as an instrumental piece; but on fol. 49 of the same MS. a shorter version is given with words as the Madrigal 'If love now reigned.'"
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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Misc. Notes Arrangement based on No. 7 from Songs and Madrigals of the Fifteenth Century, The Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society, London: Bernhard Quaritch, 1891. This arrangement reduces the 3 voices to 2 voices.
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Misc. Notes Intabulation in french Lute-tablature for 2 lutes (Unisono). If performed I would look forward about a small reference to my efforts.
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General Information

Work Title If love now reigned
Alternative. Title
Composer Henry VIII
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IH 8
Key D minor
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation 3 voices
Extra Information From Songs and Madrigals of the Fifteenth Century No. 7. The original is in the British Museum on fol. 53 of Add. MSS. 31922 as an instrumental piece; and on fol. 49 of the same MS. a shorter version is given with words as the Madrigal 'If love now reigned.'