Giles Farnaby

Aliases: Farnaby, Gilles

Life

Born: 1563

Died: 1640

Biography

Giles Farnaby was born in 1560 in Truro, Cornwall, the son of Thomas Farnaby, a scholar and schoolmaster. It seems it was his cousin, Nicholas, a maker of virginals, who turned him to music and it is for his contributions to the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book that Giles Farnaby is best known today, although he also composed madrigals, canzonets and psalms.

In 1592 He graduated from the University of Oxford receiving a Bachelor’s degree in music and his musical output includes a total of 52 pieces which were included in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book along with 4 pieces by his son, Richard.

He died, in London, in November 1640.

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List of choral works

• For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Giles Farnaby compositions

Sacred music

Da pacem I did in heart rejoice I lift mine eyes to Sion

In trouble and in thrall Now Israel may say A prayer

Remember David's troubles, Lord (Thomas Ravenscroft) Such as in God the Lord do trust

Secular music

Among the daffadillies Ay me, poor heart! Blind Love was shooting Carters, now cast down your whips Construe my meaning The curtain drawn Daphne on the rainbow riding

Lady, the silly flea Lady, when I behold your passions Love shooting among many Love shooting at another My lady's coloured cheeks Pearce did dance with Petronella Pearce did love fair Petronel

Phillida bewailed Simkin said that Sis was fair Sometime she would Susanna fair some time of love Thrice blessed be the giver The wavering planet Witness, ye heavens

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