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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' The First Set of Madrigals, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Parts, for Viols and Voices, or for Voices alone, or as you please. Composed by Robert Iones.<br> | '''Title:''' The First Set of Madrigals, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Parts, for Viols and Voices, or for Voices alone, or as you please. Composed by Robert Iones.<br> | ||
{{Composer|Robert Jones}} | |||
'''Number of voices:''' 3vv - 8vv '''Voicing:''' [[:Category:SATB|SATB]]<br> | '''Number of voices:''' 3vv - 8vv '''Voicing:''' [[:Category:SATB|SATB]]<br> | ||
'''Genre:''' | '''Genre:''' {{pcat|Secular| music}}, [[:Category:Madrigals|Madrigals]]<br> | ||
{{Language|English}} | |||
'''Instruments:''' Lute, orpharion, bass-viol, or a capella<br> | '''Instruments:''' Lute, orpharion, bass-viol, or a capella<br> | ||
'''Published:''' London, 1607, 'Imprinted by John Windet' | '''Published:''' London, 1607, 'Imprinted by John Windet' | ||
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==List of works== | ==List of works== | ||
{{Legend}} | {{Legend}} | ||
'''Songs for three voices'''<br> | |||
*Thine Eyes So Bright | *''Thine Eyes So Bright | ||
*She only is the pride of Nature's skill | *''She only is the pride of Nature's skill | ||
*When I behold her eyes, (the first part) | *''When I behold her eyes, (the first part) | ||
*But let her look in mine (the second part) | *''But let her look in mine (the second part) | ||
*Love, if a god thou art | *''Love, if a god thou art | ||
*O, I do love then kiss me | *''O, I do love then kiss me | ||
'''Songs for four voices'''<br> | |||
*Sing merry birds, your cheerful notes | *''Sing merry birds, your cheerful notes | ||
*I come sweet birds, with swiftest flight, | *''I come sweet birds, with swiftest flight, | ||
*Cock-a-doodle-doo : thus I begin | *''Cock-a-doodle-doo : thus I begin | ||
*Shrill-sounding bird, call up the drowsy morn (the first part) | *''Shrill-sounding bird, call up the drowsy morn (the first part) | ||
*And when day's fled, with slow pace I'll return(the second part) | *''And when day's fled, with slow pace I'll return(the second part) | ||
*Here is an end of all the songs | *''Here is an end of all the songs | ||
'''Songs for five voices'''<br> | |||
*Come doleful owl. the messenger of woe, | *''Come doleful owl. the messenger of woe, | ||
*Sweet, when thou singest, l'll Ieave my careful nest (the first part) | *''Sweet, when thou singest, l'll Ieave my careful nest (the first part) | ||
*Thou tellest thy sorrows in a soft sweet note, (the second part) | *''Thou tellest thy sorrows in a soft sweet note, (the second part) | ||
*When To Her Lute Corida Sings (the first part) | *''When To Her Lute Corida Sings (the first part) | ||
*And as her lute doth live and die, (the second part) | *''And as her lute doth live and die, (the second part) | ||
*If I behold your eyes | *''If I behold your eyes | ||
*Since your sweet cheery lips I kissed (the first part) | *''Since your sweet cheery lips I kissed (the first part) | ||
*Then grant me, dear, those cherries still (the second part) | *''Then grant me, dear, those cherries still (the second part) | ||
*Stay wandering thoughts, O whither do you hast? | *''Stay wandering thoughts, O whither do you hast? | ||
'''Songs for six voices'''<br> | |||
*Your presence breeds my anguish (the first part) | *''Your presence breeds my anguish (the first part) | ||
*If those dear eyes that burn me, (the second part) | *''If those dear eyes that burn me, (the second part) | ||
*If thou speak kindly to me (the third part) | *''If thou speak kindly to me (the third part) | ||
'''Song for seven voices'''<br> | |||
*Are lovers full of fire? (the first part) | *''Are lovers full of fire? (the first part) | ||
'''Song for eight voices'''<br> | |||
*The more I burn, the more I do desire (the second part) | *''The more I burn, the more I do desire (the second part) | ||
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==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
Fellowes, E.H. ed., 1924, | Fellowes, E.H. ed., 1924, ''First Set of Madrigals. 1607'', London: Stainer & Bell [music, volume 35a in 'The English Madrigalists']<br> | ||
Fellowes, E.H. ed., 1961, | Fellowes, E.H. ed., 1961, ''First Set of Madrigals. 1607'', London: Stainer & Bell [revised edition of above, by Thurston Dart]<br> | ||
University Microfilms Inc., 1959, | University Microfilms Inc., 1959, ''The First Set of Madrigals...'', Ann Arbor, Michigan [microfilm - reel 802 of the Early English Books series] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Pollard, A.W. and Redgrave, G.R., 1986, | Pollard, A.W. and Redgrave, G.R., 1986, ''A short-title catalogue...'', 2nd edition, London: Bibliographical Society, no. 14737<br> | ||
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[[Category:Secular music]] | [[Category:Secular music|First Set of Madrigals, The]] | ||
[[Category:Madrigals]] | [[Category:Madrigals|First Set of Madrigals, The]] | ||
[[Category:SATB]] | [[Category:SATB|First Set of Madrigals, The]] | ||
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[[Category:Renaissance music]] | [[Category:Renaissance music|First Set of Madrigals, The]] | ||
Revision as of 09:03, 18 April 2008
General Information
Title: The First Set of Madrigals, of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Parts, for Viols and Voices, or for Voices alone, or as you please. Composed by Robert Iones.
Composer: Robert Jones
Number of voices: 3vv - 8vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigals
Language: English
Instruments: Lute, orpharion, bass-viol, or a capella
Published: London, 1607, 'Imprinted by John Windet'
Description: A collection of 26 madrigals in three to eight parts.
Notes: Only the Cantus and Bassus partbooks survive, but nine of the madrigals also exist in manuscript copies. A further six were reconstructed for the Stainer & Bell publication (see below). Jones produced no subsequent sets of madrigals.
List of works
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Songs for three voices
- Thine Eyes So Bright
- She only is the pride of Nature's skill
- When I behold her eyes, (the first part)
- But let her look in mine (the second part)
- Love, if a god thou art
- O, I do love then kiss me
Songs for four voices
- Sing merry birds, your cheerful notes
- I come sweet birds, with swiftest flight,
- Cock-a-doodle-doo : thus I begin
- Shrill-sounding bird, call up the drowsy morn (the first part)
- And when day's fled, with slow pace I'll return(the second part)
- Here is an end of all the songs
Songs for five voices
- Come doleful owl. the messenger of woe,
- Sweet, when thou singest, l'll Ieave my careful nest (the first part)
- Thou tellest thy sorrows in a soft sweet note, (the second part)
- When To Her Lute Corida Sings (the first part)
- And as her lute doth live and die, (the second part)
- If I behold your eyes
- Since your sweet cheery lips I kissed (the first part)
- Then grant me, dear, those cherries still (the second part)
- Stay wandering thoughts, O whither do you hast?
Songs for six voices
- Your presence breeds my anguish (the first part)
- If those dear eyes that burn me, (the second part)
- If thou speak kindly to me (the third part)
Song for seven voices
- Are lovers full of fire? (the first part)
Song for eight voices
- The more I burn, the more I do desire (the second part)
Copies
British Library, London, shelfmark K.3.h.16 [Cantus and Bassus only]
Editions
Fellowes, E.H. ed., 1924, First Set of Madrigals. 1607, London: Stainer & Bell [music, volume 35a in 'The English Madrigalists']
Fellowes, E.H. ed., 1961, First Set of Madrigals. 1607, London: Stainer & Bell [revised edition of above, by Thurston Dart]
University Microfilms Inc., 1959, The First Set of Madrigals..., Ann Arbor, Michigan [microfilm - reel 802 of the Early English Books series]
References
Pollard, A.W. and Redgrave, G.R., 1986, A short-title catalogue..., 2nd edition, London: Bibliographical Society, no. 14737