As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending (Thomas Weelkes)

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• CPDL #10173: NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER

Editor: Vince M. Brennan (added 2005-11-17).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 0 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 by V. M. Brennan

• CPDL #9282: NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER
  

Editor: Brian Russell (added 2005-08-30).   Score information: Letter   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #3064: Finale-2001.
  

Editor: Frank van Nimwegen (added 2001-10-19).   Score information: 228 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: As Vesta was from Latmos Hill Descending
Composer: Thomas Weelkes

Number of voices: 6vv  Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigals
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published:

Description:
from The Triumphs of Oriana

External websites: http://www.oldmusicproject.com

Original text and translations

English text As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending,
she spied a maiden Queen the same ascending,
Attended on by all the shepherds' swain,
to whom Diana's darlings came running down amain,
First two by two, then three by three together,
Leaving their goddess all alone hasted thither;
And mingling with the shepherds of her train,
with mirthful tunes her presence entertain.

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