Life
Born: 1574
Died: 1638
Biography
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List of choral works
A silly sylvan, kissing heav'n-born fire ( [ ] [ ] [ Capella] )
Adieu, sweet Amaryllis (4 editions available )
Ah! cannot sighs nor tears ( Capella )
Ah! cruel Amarillis ( [ Capella] )
Alas! What a wretched life ( [ Capella] )
Alas, what hope of speeding (2 editions available )
All pleasure is of this condition (2 editions available )
And though my love abounding ( Capella )
As fair as morn (2 editions available )
As matchless beauty (4 editions available )
Away, thou shalt not love me (2 editions available )
Ay mee, Can every rumor (2 editions available )
Change me, O heavens (3 editions available )
Cruel, behold my heavy ending (2 editions available )
Dear pity, how? ( Capella )
Despiteful thus unto myself, I languish ( Capella )
Die, hapless man ( Capella )
Down in a valley as Alexis trips ( Capella )
Draw on, sweet night (4 editions available )
Flora gave me fairest flowers (5 editions available )
Fly Love aloft (2 editions available )
Fly not so swift my dear (2 editions available )
Happy, Oh Happy He (2 editions available )
Happy streams, whose trembling fall ( [ ] [ Capella] )
Hard destinies are love and beauty parted ( Capella )
I always beg (2 editions available )
I am quite tired with my groans ( Capella )
I fall, I fall ( Capella )
I live, and yet methinks I do not breathe ( Capella )
I love, alas! yet am not loved ( Capella )
I sung sometimes ( Capella )
Lady, when I behold the roses (a4) (4 editions available )
Lady, when I behold the roses (a6) ( )
Lady your words do spite me (3 editions available )
Long have I made these hills and valleys weary ( Capella )
Love not me for comely grace ( [ Capella] )
My throat is sore ( Capella )
O fools! can you not see ( [ Capella] )
O God, the rock of my whole strength ( [ ] [ Capella] )
O what shall I do? (3 editions available )
O wretched man! why lov'st thou earthly life ( Capella )
Of joys and pleasing pains ( Capella )
Oft have I vowed (4 editions available )
So light is love ( Capella )
Softly O! drop mine eyes ( Capella )
Stay, Corydon, thou swain ( [ Capella] )
Sweet honey-sucking bees (3 editions available )
Sweet love, if thou wilt gain ( Capella )
The Lady Oriana ( [ ] [ ] [ Capella] )
There is a jewel ( Capella )
There, where I saw her lovely beauty painted ( Capella )
Thou art but young, thou say'st ( Capella )
Thus love commands ( Capella )
Thus saith my Cloris bright (4 editions available )
Unkind, O stay thy flying (3 editions available )
Weep, O mine eyes ( Capella )
Weep, weep mine eyes (5 editions available )
What needeth all this travail (2 editions available )
When Cloris heard ( Capella )
When shall my wretched life ( Capella )
Where most my thoughts ( Capella )
Ye restless thoughts ( Capella )
Ye that do live in pleasures (3 editions available )
Yet, sweet, take heed (3 editions available )
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Publications
The First Set of Madrigals for 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (London, 1598)
The Second Set of Madrigals for 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (London, 1609)
The Triumphs of Oriana (London, 1601), one madrigal
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