Pastime with good company (Henry VIII)

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CPDL #19934: 

Editor: Edward Tambling (submitted 2009-08-07).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 19 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: 3-part version from 'Henry VIII manuscript'

• CPDL #17433: LilyPond Part Midis and Alternate Version Available

Editor: Monique Rio (submitted 2008-07-03).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 261 kB    Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• CPDL #10930: MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-05).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 32 kB    Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Listed under: Tudor, Henry

• CPDL #10736: Sibelius 3

Editor: Philip Legge (submitted 2006-01-15).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 84 kB    Copyright: 2006 Philip Legge

Edition notes: Included in the TUMS Busking Book.

• CPDL #7429:

Editor: Jim Cooke (submitted 2004-07-02).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 128 kB    Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SATB/tambourine or sim.

• CPDL #6753: Scorch, MIDI and Sibelius 2 files available.

Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page    Copyright: Personal

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

• CPDL #6172: PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Ted Dean (submitted 2003-12-04).   Score information: A4, 2 pages    Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #4730: PDF, MIDI and Overture files available.

Editor: John Kilpatrick (submitted 2003-04-08).   Score information: A4, 1 and 4 pages, 19 and 62 kB    Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Two versions STB (or ATB) available with slightly different harmonies, and a third version that includes elaborations by the editor of verses 2 & 3, up to SATBB.

• CPDL #2161: Finale 2001

Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2001-03-13).   Score information: Unknown, 28 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #1185: Finale 1998

Editor: François-Xavier Chauchat (submitted 2000-07-24).   Score information: Unknown, 36 kB    Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Pastime with good company
Composer: Henry VIII

Number of voices: 3, 4vv  Voicing: ATB, SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: Some editions are ATB, some are rearranged for SATB, or have a S descant over the ATB score.

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• Live performance of this work by the dwsChorale

Original text and translations

English text

• 1. Pastime with good company

I love, and shall until I die.

Gruch* who lust but none deny,

So God be pleas'd thus live will I.

For my pastance, hunt, sing, and dance, my heart is set

All goodly sport, for my comfort, who shall me let?

* gruch: archaic form of grudge.

• 2. Youth must have some dalliance,

of good or ill some pastance.

Company methinks then best,

all thoughts and fancies to digest.

For idleness, is chief mistress of vices all

Then who can say but mirth and play is best of all.

• 3. Company with honesty,

Is virtue, vices to flee.

Company is good and ill,

but every man hath his free will.

The best ensue, the worst eschew, my mind shall be

Virtue to use, vice to refuse, thus shall I use me.

Italian translation

• 1. Amo passare il tempo in buona compagnia,

e lo farò finché vivo.

Mi invidi chi vuole, ma nessuno me lo neghi,

e a Dio piacendo vivrò così.

Per il mio tempo libero, cacciare, cantare e ballare, il mio cuore è pronto

per i buoni passatempi, per il mio benessere, chi me lo permetterà*?

• 2. La gioventù deve innamorarsi,

nel bene e nel male deve avere passatempi.

Credo che la compagnia sia la miglior cura,

per superare le fantasie e i pensieri.

Poiché l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi

chi non può dire che l'allegria e il gioco siano i migliori di tutti?

• 3. Un'onesta compagnia

è virtù, e fugge i vizi.

La compagnia è buona o cattiva,

ma ogni uomo ha libera volontà.

Seguire il bene, fuggire il male sarà il mio pensiero,

ad usare la virtù, a rifiutare il vizio mi adopererò.