The Triumphs of Oriana

General Information

Description: A book of English madrigals written in honor of Queen Elizabeth (known colloquially as "Oriana"). The volume was organized and published by Thomas Morley in 1601, and contains 25 pieces by 23 composers of the most prominent English composers of the time. Each madrigal ends with the phrase: “Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana: long live fair Oriana.”

Publication date and place: 1601 by Thomas Morley in London.

Facsimile:

• IMSLP link, with several digitized facsimiles.

List of madrigals

#	Title	Voices	Composer
unnumbered late insert	Hence stars, too dim of light	5	East, MichaelMichael East
1	With Angel's face and brightness	5	Norcome, DanielDaniel Norcome
2	Lightly she whipped o'er the dales	5	Mundy, JohnJohn Mundy
3	Long live fair Oriana	5	Gibbons, EllisEllis Gibbons
4	All creatures now are merry-minded	5	Bennet, JohnJohn Bennet
5	Fair Oriana, beauty's queen	5	Hilton the elder, JohnJohn Hilton the elder
6	The Nymphs and shepherds danced	5	Marson, GeorgeGeorge Marson
7	Calm was the air and clear the sky	5	Carlton, RichardRichard Carlton
8	Thus Bonnyboots the birthday celebrated	5	Holmes, JohnJohn Holmes
9	Sing, shepherds all	5	Nicholson, RichardRichard Nicholson
10	The Fauns and satyrs tripping	5	Tomkins, ThomasThomas Tomkins
11	Come, gentle swains	5	Cavendish, MichaelMichael Cavendish
12	Withdraw your selves ye shepherds	5	Cobbold, WilliamWilliam Cobbold
13	Arise awake you silly shepherds sleeping	5	Morley, ThomasThomas Morley
14	Fair nymphs, I heard one telling	6	Farmer, JohnJohn Farmer
15	The Lady Oriana	6	Wilbye, JohnJohn Wilbye
16	Hark! Did ye ever hear so sweet a singing?	6	Hunt, ThomasThomas Hunt
17	As Vesta was from Latmos hill Descending	6	Weelkes, ThomasThomas Weelkes
18	Fair Orian, in the morn	6	Milton the Elder, JohnJohn Milton the Elder
19	Round about her charret, with all-admiring strains	6	Gibbons, EllisEllis Gibbons
20	With angel's face and brightness	6	Kirbye, GeorgeGeorge Kirbye
21	Fair Oriana seeming to wink at folly	6	Jones, RobertRobert Jones
22	Fair Cytherea presents her doves	6	Lisley, JohnJohn Lisley
23	Hard by a crystal fountain	6	Morley, ThomasThomas Morley
24	Come, blessed bird	6	Johnson, EdwardEdward Johnson

Works at CPDL

Title	Year	No.	Composer	Genre	Subgenre	Vo.	Voices
Fair nymphs, I heard one telling	1601	14	John Farmer	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSATBB
Hard by a crystal fountain	1601	23	Thomas Morley	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSATTB
As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending	1601	17	Thomas Weelkes	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSATTB
Hence, stars too dim of light	1601		Michael East	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB
All creatures now are merry-minded	1601	4	John Bennet	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB
The Fauns and Satyrs tripping	1601	10	Thomas Tomkins	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB
Come gentle swains	1601	11	Michael Cavendish	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB
Hark! Did ye ever hear	1601	16	Thomas Hunt	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSAATB
Come, blessed bird	1601	24	Edward Johnson	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSAATB
Arise, awake	1601	13	Thomas Morley	Secular	Madrigals	5	SATTB
The Lady Oriana	1601	15	John Wilbye	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSATTB
Lightly she whipped o'er the dales	1601	2	John Mundy	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB
With Angel's face and brightness	1601	1	Daniel Norcome	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB
Thus Bonnyboots the birthday celebrated	1601	8	John Holmes	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB,AATTB
Fair Orian, in the morn	1601	18	John Milton the Elder	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSATTB
Fair Oriana, beauty's queen	1601	5	John Hilton the elder	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB
Long live fair Oriana	1601	3	Ellis Gibbons	Secular	Madrigals	5	SSATB
Fair Oriana seeming to wink at folly	1601	21	Robert Jones	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSATTB
Round about her chariot	1601	19	Ellis Gibbons	Sacred	Madrigals	6	SSATTB
With angel's face and brightness	1601	20	George Kirbye	Secular	Madrigals	6	SSATTB

References

External websites:

• RISM 1601¹⁶