Now is the Month of Maying (Thomas Morley)

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Music files (9 editions available)

• CPDL #15014: MIDI and NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER files available.

Editor: Brian Russell (added 2007-09-11).   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Files listed alphabetically by nationality and composer. Some composers have separate pages.

• CPDL #10747: Sibelius 3

Editor: Philip Legge (added 2006-01-15).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 67 kbytes   Copyright: 2006 Philip Legge

Edition notes: Included in the TUMS Busking Book.

• CPDL #10349: PDF, MIDI and NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER files available.

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (added 2005-12-05).   Score information: Letter, 9 pages, 91 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

• CPDL #8652: PDF, MIDI and Lilypond files available.

Editor: Nancho Alvarez (added 2004-11-30).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 41 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: individual parts available as midi files. also available as Postscript file. Only includes text of first verse.

• CPDL #6757: Scorch, MIDI and Sibelius 2 files available.

Editor: John D. Smith (added 2004-02-20).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer, some scores are also available as PDF files.

• CPDL #2551:   PDF, MIDI and ABC files available.

Editor: Laura Conrad (added 2001-05-04).   Score information: 5 pages, 51 kbytes   Copyright: GnuGPL

Edition notes: in partbook format

• CPDL #803:

Editor: Geraldo Wehmhoff (added 2000-04-18).   Score information: 2 pages, 40 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• CPDL #491: GIF file available.

Editor: Frank Nordberg - Musica Viva (added 1999-11-09).   Score information: kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• CPDL #281: Finale-1998

Editor: Rafael Ornes (added 1999-03-29).   Score information: 2 pages, 40 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Now is the Month of Maying
Composer: Thomas Morley

Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published:

Description:

External websites:

• Live performance of this work by the dwsChorale
• The Old Music Project

Original text and translations

English text

Now is the month of Maying,
When merry lads are playing,
Fa la la la la.

Each with his bonny lass,
upon the greeny grass,
Fa la la la la.

The Spring clad all in gladness,
Doth laugh at Winter´s sadness,
Fa la la la la.

And to the bagpipes sound,
The nymphs tread out their ground,
Fa la la la la.

Fie then! why sit we musing,
Youth´s sweet delight refusing?
Fa la la la la.

Say dainty nymphs and speak,
shall we play Barley break?
Fa la la la la.