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'''Title:''' ''In Crystal Towers''<br> | '''Title:''' ''In Crystal Towers''<br> | ||
{{Composer|William Byrd}} | {{Composer|William Byrd}} | ||
{{Lyricist| | {{Lyricist|Geoffrey Whitney| (''c.''1548 - ''c.''1601)}}, from ''A Choice of Emblemes'' (1586)<br> | ||
{{Voicing|3|SST}}<br> | {{Voicing|3|SST}}<br> | ||
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- CPDL #18156:
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2008-10-15). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 95 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: In Crystal Towers
Composer: William Byrd
Lyricist: Geoffrey Whitney (c.1548 - c.1601) , from A Choice of Emblemes (1586)
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SST
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets... (1611), no.8
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Original text and translations
English text
In Christall Towres, and turrets richly set,
With glittring gems, that shine against the Sunne,
In regall roomes of Jasper and of Jet,
Content of minde not alwayes likes to woon:
But oftentimes it pleaseth her to stay,
In simple cotes enclosde with wals of clay.