Thomas Morley

Life

Born: c. 1557

Died: 1602

Biography

The entry in Cathedral Music, Volume 1 (William Boyce) reads:

Thomas Morley was admitted Batchelor in Music at Oxford, 1588, and became Gentleman of the Royal Chapels to Queen Elizabeth, in 1592. He publish'd a learned Treatise in 1597, entitled A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Musicke, which he dedicated to William Bird, who had been his Master. He died in 1602.

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List of choral works

• For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Thomas Morley compositions

Sacred music

Burial service

I am the resurrection and the life I heard a voice from heaven

Man that is born of a woman Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts

Other sacred music

Agnus Dei Domine fac mecum Domine, Dominus noster Domine, non est exaltatum Eheu sustulerunt Haec dies Laboravi in gemitu

Magnificat and Nunc dimittis - Fauxbourdon The man is blest Nolo mortem peccatoris O amica mea Out of the deep Short Evening Service

Secular music

Canzonets to Three Voices - 1593

See, mine own sweet jewel Joy, joy doth so arise Cruel, you pull away too soon Lady, those eyes Hold out my heart Good morrow, fair ladies of the May Whither away so fast Blow, Shepherds, blow Deep lamenting Farewell disdainful O fly not, O take some pity Thirsis, let pity move thee Now must I die recureless

14. Lady, if I through grief 15. Cease mine eyes 16. Do you not know? 17. Where art thou wanton? 18. What ails my darling 19. Say dear, will you not have me? 20. Arise, get up my dear The following pieces were included in a 2nd edition, published in 1606. 21. Love learns by laughing 22. This Love is but a wanton fit 23. Though Philomela lost her love 24. Spring-time mantleth every bough Canzonets for Three Voices (complete)

Madrigals to Four Voices - 1594

April is in my mistress' face Clorinda false Why sit I here, alas, complaining Since my tears and lamenting Help I fall Lady, why grieve you still me In dew of roses In ev'ry place Now is the gentle season The fields abroad   (part 2 of number 9) Come, lovers, follow me

12. O no, thou dost but flout me 13. I will no more come to thee 14. Besides a fountain 15. Sport we my lovely treasure 16. O sweet, alas, what say you? (part 2 of number 15) 17. Hark, jolly shepherds 18. Ho! who comes here? 19. Die now, my heart 20. Say gentle nymphs that tread 21. Round around about a wood 22. On a fair morning

Canzonets to Two Voices - 1595

Go ye, my canzonets When lo, by break of morning Sweet nymph, come to thy lover I go before, my darling Miraculous love's wounding Lo, here another love

7. Leave now, mine eyes 8. Fire and lightning from heaven 9. In nets of golden wires 10. O thou that art so cruel 11. I should for grief and anguish 12. Flora, wilt thou torment me?

First Book of Ballets - 1595

Dainty fine sweet nymph Shoot, false Love, I care not Now is the month of maying Sing we and chant it Singing alone No, no, no, no, Nigella My bonny lass she smileth I saw my lovely Phillis What saith my dainty darling? Thus saith my Galatea About the maypole My lovely wanton jewel

13. You that wont to my pipe's sound 14. Fyer, fyer 15. Those dainty daffadillies 16. Lady, those cherries plenty 17. I love, alas, I love thee 18. Lo, she flies 19. Leave, alas, this tormenting 20. Why weeps, alas, my lady? Included in the 2nd edition published in 1600, the following piece is to seven voices 21.  Phillis, I fain would die now

Primo Libro dei Balletti - 1595

(Italian version of "First Book of Ballets")

Vezzosette Ninfe Viver lieto voglio So ben mi c'ha bon tempo A lieta vita Amore l'altro giorno Possa morir chi t'ama Questa dolce sirena Madonna mia gentile Piacer gioia e diletto Al piacer alla gioia Al suon d'una sampogna

12. La bella Ninfa mia 13. Ninfe belle e voi Pastor 14. A la strada, a Dio! 15. Le rose fronde e fiori 16. Al primo vostro sguardo 17. Inamorato sono 18. Fugirò 19. Non mi date tormento 20. Non dubitar 21. Filli. Dialogo a 7

Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Foure Voyces: celected out of the best and approved Italian Authors - 1597

E.H. Fellowes included these (un-numbered) in his edition of Madrigals to Four voices.

• My heart, why hast thou taken
• Still it frieth     (3 editions available)

Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices - 1597

Fly love that art so sprightly False love did me inveigle Adieu, adieu you kind and cruel Love's folk in green arraying Love took his bow and arrow Lo where with flowery head O grief, e'en on the bud Sovereign of my delight Our Bonny-boots could toot it Ay me, the fatal arrow My nymph, the dear

12. Cruel, wilt thou persever 13. Said I that Amarillis 14. Damon and Phillis 15. Lady you think you spite me 16. You black bright stars 17. I follow, lo, the footing 18. Stay heart, run not so fast 19. Good Love, then fly thou to her 20. Ladies, you see time flieth 21. Hark, alleluia

A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicalle Musicke - 1597

Included as an example, this piece was included by E. H. Fellowes in his re-publication of Canzonets to Three Voices.

• O sleep, fond fancy     (2 editions available)

Shown as a wordless “air” in Morley’s book. Thurston Dart set these words to it from a piece by Thomas Bateson published in his First Set of Madrigals (1604).

• O fly not, love     (2 editions available)  Haec dies is also set to this music.

First Book of Ayres - 1600

A painted tale Thirsis and Milla She straight her light green silken coats With my love my life was nestled I saw my lady weeping It was a lover and his lass Who is it that this dark night Mistress mine, well may you fare Can I forget what Reason's force

10. Love winged my hopes 11. What if my mistress now 12. Come, Sorrow come 13. Fair in a morn 14. Absence, hear thou my protestation 15. White as lilies was her face 16. What lack ye, sir [lost to history] 17. Will you buy a fine dog? 18. Sleep, slumb'ring eyes

The Triumphs of Oriana - 1601

• Arise, awake
• Hard by a crystal fountain

Other secular music

• O mistress mine

Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)

• Domine, non est exaltatum

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Publications

• Canzonets to Three Voices 1593
• Madrigals to Four Voices 1594
• Canzonets to Two Voices 1595
• First Book of Ballets 1595
  • Primo Libro dei Balletti 1595 (Italian translation)
• Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices 1597
• First Book of Ayres 1600

as Editor

• Canzonets or little short songs to foure voyces 1597
• Madrigals to five voices 1598
• The Triumphs of Oriana 1601

External links

• Works by Thomas Morley in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)