Cheerfull Ayres (John Wilson)
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General information
Title: Cheerfull Ayres
Full title: Cheerfull Ayres or Ballads: First composed for one single Voice and since set for three Voices
Editor: John Wilson
Publication date and place: 1659 in Oxford.
Genre: Secular. Language: English, 3 voices.
Description: A collection of songs, many of them theatrical, in three parts with a thorough bass.
External websites:
- Facsimile of the Cantus primus book on the Internet Archive.
- Transcription of the text of the Cantus primus book on Early English Books Online.
List of works
The works are arranged according to their key signature.
|
G sharp
G flat
A
A sharp
B flat
C flat
|
C sharp
D
E flat
F flat
F sharp
|
Works at CPDL
| No. | Title | Composer | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Full fathom five | Robert Johnson II | William Shakespeare |
| 5 | Where the bee sucks | Robert Johnson II | William Shakespeare |