| First Publication | 1588 in Psalmes, sonets and songs of sadnes and pietie (London: Thomas East press) |
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| Genre Categories | Psalms; Religious works; For 5 voices; |
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| Work Title | O God give ear and do apply |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Byrd, William |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IWB 232 |
| Key | G Dorian mode |
| First Publication. | 1588 in Psalmes, sonets and songs of sadnes and pietie (London: Thomas East press) |
| Librettist | Psalm LV: 1-3 (Sternhold and Hopkins' metrical psalms of 1562) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
| Piece Style | Renaissance |
| Instrumentation | 5 voices |
| Extra Information | This piece, which opens the 1588 Psalms, sonets and songs, is one of just 6 pieces in the collection not to label any part 'the first singing part'. The vocal nature of all the parts and the non-strophic structure sets it apart, together with the lack of manuscript sources prior to the public, marking it as a piece likely composed for voices only, and not a consort song for a voice plus viols as most of the pieces of the collection were. |
