All creatures now are merry-minded (John Bennet)

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• CPDL #11789:

Editor: Diana Thompson (submitted 2006-06-28).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 119 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• CPDL #11097:

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-27).   Score information:    Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: All compositions listed alphabetically by composer.

• CPDL #9596:    Alternative location:

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-09-16).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages   Copyright: Free Art License

Edition notes: Re-registered as CPDL #10153 on 2005-11-15, with alternative location, noted above.

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Bar 9, bass, "daough - ters" should be "daugh - ters" (See discussion page for full description)

General Information

Title: All creatures now are merry-minded
Composer: John Bennet

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: published in The Triumphs of Oriana

External websites:

• Live performance of this work by the dwsChorale

Original text and translations

English text

All creatures now are merry minded,
The shepherd's daughters playing,
the nymphs are falalaing.
Yon bugle was well winded.
At Oriana's presence each thing smileth.
The flow'rs themselves discover,
Birds over her do hover,
Music the time beguileth,
See where she comes,
with flow'ry garlands crowned,
Queen of all queens reknowned.

Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana,
"Long live fair Oriana!"