A Book of Ayres (Philip Rosseter)

General information

Title: A Booke of Ayres

Full Title: A Booke of Ayres, set foorth to be song to the lute, orpherian, and base violl, by Philip Rosseter lutenist

Composers: Thomas Campion and Philip Rosseter

Publication date and place: 1601 in London by Peter Short by the assent of Thomas Morley.

Genre, Subgenre: Secular, Lute songs. Language: English, 1 voices.

Description: A collection of lute songs shared equally by Thomas Campion and Philip Rosseter, who contribute twenty-one songs each.

List of works

Songs by Thomas Campion 1. My sweetest Lesbia 2. Though you are young 3. I care not for these ladies 4. Follow the faire sunne 5. My love hath vowed he will forsake me 6. When to her lute 7. Turne backe you wanton flier 8. It fell on a sommers daie 9. The Sypres curten 10. Follow your Saint 11. Fair, if you expect admiring 12. Thou art not faire 13. See where she flies 14. Blame not my cheekes 15. When the god of merry love 16. Mistris since you so much desire 17. Your faire lookes enflame 18. The man of life upright 19. Harke all you Ladies 20. When thou must home 21. Come let us sound with melodie

Songs by Philip Rosseter 22. Sweete come againe 23. And would you see 24. No grave for woe 25. If I urge my kind desires 26. What hearts content 27. Let him that will be free 28. Reprove not love 29. And would you faine 30. When Laura smiles 31. Long have mine eies 32. Though far from joy 33. Shall I come if I swim 34. Aie me that love 35. Shall then a trayterous 36. If I hope I pine 37. Unless there were consent 38. If she forsakes me 39. What is a daie 40. Kind in unkindnesse 41. What then is love but 42. Whether me doe laugh

Works at CPDL

Title	Composer	Year	No.	Subgenre	Vo.	Voices
Fair, if you expect admiring	Thomas Campion	1601	11	Madrigals	1	S
I care not for these ladies	Thomas Campion	1601	3	Lute songs	1	Solo medium
If I urge my kind desires	Philip Rosseter	1601	25	Lute songs	6	TTTBBB
If she forsake me	Philip Rosseter	1601	38	Lute songs	5	TTBBB
My love hath vowed he will forsake me	Thomas Campion	1601	5	Madrigals	2	SA
My sweetest Lesbia	Thomas Campion	1601	1	Lute songs	1	solo medium
When Laura smiles	Philip Rosseter	1601	30	Lute songs	6	TTTBBB
When the god of merry love	Thomas Campion	1601	15	Madrigals	1	A

References

External websites:

• RISM 1601¹⁷