The First Set of English Madrigals (Wilbye, John)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	26 madrigals
First Publication	1598
Genre Categories	Madrigals; For 3 voices; For unaccompanied voices; Scores featuring the voice; For 4 voices; For 5 voices; For 6 voices; English language; For 3 recorders (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 3 viols (arr); Scores featuring the viol (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
3 General Information

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

Complete Parts
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Sphemusator (2006/5/15)

Publisher. Info.	London: Thomas Este, 1598.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	RISM A/I: W-1065. Renaissance notation
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Title Pages and Contents
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Madrigals for 3 Voices
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Madrigals for 4 Voices
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Madrigals for 5 Voices
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Madrigals for 6 Voices
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homerdundas (2009/3/25)

Editor	James Turle (1802–1882)
Publisher. Info.	London: Musical Antiquarian Society, n.d.(ca.1840). Plate 2.
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Complete Score and Parts
*#998387 - 13.00MB, 130 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 20×⇩ - Dadvid

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Dadvid (2025/10/29)

Editor	David Edward Kemp
Publisher. Info.	David Edward Kemp
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Misc. Notes	Recorder Edition - Trans. for SATB recorders (as needed).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Fly, Love, Aloft (No.1)

For 3 Recorders (Kemp)

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Dadvid (2025/9/19)

Arranger	David Edward Kemp
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Misc. Notes	Trans. For 3 Recorders - SAT
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=Away! Thou Shalt Not Love (No.2)

For 3 Viols (Folop)

Complete Score (Tr Tr T)
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Treble Viol 2
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Tenor Viol, alto clef
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Tenor Viol, octave treble clef
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Ah Me! Can Every Rumor (No.3)

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Treble Viol 2
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Tenor Viol, alto clef
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Weep, O Mine Eyes! (No.4)

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Dear Pity (No.5)

For 3 Viols (Folop)

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Ye Restless Thoughts (No.6)

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General Information

Work Title	The First Set of English Madrigals
Alternative. Title
Composer	Wilbye, John
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	26 madrigals: 3 voices 1. Fly Love Aloft 2. Away, Thou Shalt not Love Me 3. Ay Mee, Can Every Rumor 4. Weep, O Mine Eyes 5. Dear Pity, How, Ah! 6. Ye Restless Thoughts 4 voices 7. What Needeth all this Travail (1st part) O Fools! Can You not See (2nd part) 8. Alas, What Hope of Speeding 9. Lady, When I Behold 10. Thus Saith My Cloris Bright 11. Adieu, Sweet Amaryllis 5 voices 12. Die, Hapless Man! 13. I Fall, I Fall (1st part) And though My Love Abounding (2nd part) 14. I Always Beg (1st part) Thus Love Commands (2nd part) 15. Lady Your Words do Spite Me 16. Alas! What a Wretched Life is This 17. Unkind, O Stay Thy Flying 18. I Sung Sometimes 19. Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers 6 voices 20. Sweet Love, if Thou wilt Gain 21. Lady, When I behold the Roses 22. When Shall My Wretched Life Give Place to Death? 23. Of Joys and Pleasing Pains (1st part) My Throat is Sore (2nd part) 24. Cruel, Behold My Heavy Ending 25. Thou art but Young, Thou Say'st 26. Why dost Thou Shoot?
First Publication.	1598
Language	English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Renaissance
Piece Style	Renaissance
Instrumentation	3-6 voices
External Links	CPDL page