This Sweet and Merry Month of May (William Byrd)
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= HELP- CPDL #19028:
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2009-03-11). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 139 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: for AATTTB
- CPDL #13101: MIDI and NOTEWORTHY
- Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-11-17). Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Listed alphabetically by language/nationality and composer. Some composers have separate pages.
Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Numerous missing accidentals (See discussion page for full description)
- CPDL #3347: Sibelius
- Editor: Steve Sanders (submitted 2002-03-11). Score information: 120 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A4 page format
General Information
Title: This Sweet and Merry Month of May
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 6vv. Voicings: SSATBB, SSATTB and AATTTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished (1590), no.28.
Description: N.B. all three editions above are at the same pitch (F major) and differ only in the voices that editors have chosen to assign to each part.
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Original text and translations
English text
This sweet and merry month of May,
while nature wantons in her Pryme,
& Byrds do sing, & Beasts do play,
for plesure of the joyful time,
I choose the first for holy day,
& greet Elyza with a Ryme.
O Beauteous Queene of second Troy:
take well in worth a symple toye.
