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Following the commercial failure of the ''Cantiones Sacrae'', published jointly with Tallis in 1575, Byrd waited another eleven years before venturing into print again.  This time, he trusted his fortunes to a collection of secular music, no doubt encouraged by the growing popularity in England of Italian madrigals adapted to English words, and specifically to the success in the same year of Nicholas Yonge's collection ''Musica Transalpina'' (which had itself included a piece by him).  This time, too, he had judged public taste better, as the collection was a great success and went through several editions in the following years.<br>
==General Information==
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'''Published:''' 1586
Despite the popularity of the pieces, all of which are for 5 voices, it appears that none of them were originally written as unaccompanied polyphonic songs, but that all originated as consort songs for a single voice and four viols.  Byrd acknowledges these origins in the print, often designating the original solo voice as "the first singing part".<br>
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The collection is dedicated to Sir Christopher Hatton, who had become Lord Chancellor in the previous year.<br>


''Contents of the Psalmes, sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie'':<br>
'''Composer:''' [[William Byrd]]


'''Psalms'''<br>
Following the commercial failure of the ''[[Cantiones, quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (William Byrd/Thomas Tallis)|Cantiones Sacrae]]'', published jointly with Tallis in 1575, Byrd waited another eleven years before venturing into print again. This time, he trusted his fortunes to a collection of secular music, no doubt encouraged by the growing popularity in England of Italian madrigals adapted to English words, and specifically to the success in the same year of Nicholas Yonge's collection ''Musica Transalpina'' (which had itself included a piece by him). This time, too, he had judged public taste better, as the collection was a great success and went through several editions in the following years.
1 [[O God give ear (William Byrd)|O God give ear]]<br>
 
2 [[Mine eyes with fervency (William Byrd)|Mine eyes with fervency]]<br>
Despite the popularity of the pieces, all of which are for 5 voices, it appears that none of them were originally written as unaccompanied polyphonic songs, but that all originated as consort songs for a single voice and four viols. Byrd acknowledges these origins in the print, often designating the original solo voice as "the first singing part".
3 [[My soul oppressed with care (William Byrd)|My soul oppressed with care]]<br>
 
4 [[How shall a young man (William Byrd)|How shall a young man]]<br>
The collection is dedicated to Sir Christopher Hatton, who had become Lord Chancellor in the previous year.
5 [[O Lord, how long wilt thou forget (William Byrd)|O Lord, how long wilt thou forget]]<br>
 
6 [[O Lord, who in thy sacred tent (William Byrd)|O Lord who in thy sacred tent]]<br>
==Contents of the Psalmes, sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie==
7 [[Help, Lord, for Wasted are Those Men (William Byrd)|Help Lord for wasted are those men]]<br>
====Psalms====
8 [[Blessed is he that fears the Lord (William Byrd)|Blessed is he that fears the Lord]]<br>
*''1. [[O God give ear (William Byrd)|O God give ear]]''
9 [[Lord in thy wrath reprove me not (William Byrd)|Lord in thy wrath reprove me not]]<br>
*''2. [[Mine eyes with fervency (William Byrd)|Mine eyes with fervency]]''
10 [[Even from the depth (William Byrd)|Even from the depth]]<br>
*''3. [[My soul oppressed with care (William Byrd)|My soul oppressed with care]]''
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*''4. [[How shall a young man (William Byrd)|How shall a young man]]''
'''Sonnets and Pastorals'''<br>
*''5. [[O Lord, how long wilt thou forget (William Byrd)|O Lord, how long wilt thou forget]]''
11 [[I joy not in no earthly bliss (William Byrd)|I joy not in no earthly bliss]]<br>
*''6. [[O Lord, who in thy sacred tent (William Byrd)|O Lord who in thy sacred tent]]''
12 [[Though Amarillis Dance in Green (William Byrd)|Though Amarillis dance in green]]<br>
*''7. [[Help, Lord, for Wasted are Those Men (William Byrd)|Help Lord for wasted are those men]]''
13 [[Who likes to love (William Byrd)|Who likes to love]]<br>
*''8. [[Blessed is he that fears the Lord (William Byrd)|Blessed is he that fears the Lord]]''
14 [[My Mind to me a Kingdom is (William Byrd)|My mind to me a kingdom is]]<br>
*''9. [[Lord in thy wrath reprove me not (William Byrd)|Lord in thy wrath reprove me not]]''
15 [[Where fancy fond (William Byrd)|Where Fancy fond]]<br>
*''10. [[Even from the depth (William Byrd)|Even from the depth]]''
16 [[O you that hear this voice (William Byrd)|O you that hear this voice]]<br>
 
17 [[If women could be fair (William Byrd)|If women could be fair]]<br>
====Sonnets and Pastorals====
18 [[Ambitious love hath forced me to aspire (William Byrd)|Ambitious love hath forced me to aspire]]<br>
*''11. [[I joy not in no earthly bliss (William Byrd)|I joy not in no earthly bliss]]''
19 [[What pleasure have great princes (William Byrd)|What pleasure have great princes]]<br>
*''12. [[Though Amarillis Dance in Green (William Byrd)|Though Amarillis dance in green]]''
20 [[As I beheld I saw a herdsman wild (William Byrd)|As I beheld I saw a herdsman wild]]<br>
*''13. [[Who likes to love (William Byrd)|Who likes to love]]''
21 [[Although the heathen poets (William Byrd)|Although the heathen poets]]<br>
*''14. [[My Mind to me a Kingdom is (William Byrd)|My mind to me a kingdom is]]''
22 [[In fields abroad (William Byrd)|In fields abroad]]<br>
*''15. [[Where fancy fond (William Byrd)|Where Fancy fond]]''
23 [[Constant Penelope (William Byrd)|Constant Penelope]]<br>
*''16. [[O you that hear this voice (William Byrd)|O you that hear this voice]]''
24 [[La Verginella (William Byrd)|La Verginella]]<br>
*''17. [[If women could be fair (William Byrd)|If women could be fair]]''
25 [[Farewell false Love (William Byrd)|Farewell false Love]]<br>
*''18. [[Ambitious love hath forced me to aspire (William Byrd)|Ambitious love hath forced me to aspire]]''
26 [[Match that's made, the (William Byrd)|The match that's made]]<br>
*''19. [[What pleasure have great princes (William Byrd)|What pleasure have great princes]]''
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*''20. [[As I beheld I saw a herdsman wild (William Byrd)|As I beheld I saw a herdsman wild]]''
'''Songs of sadness and piety'''<br>
*''21. [[Although the heathen poets (William Byrd)|Although the heathen poets]]''
27 [[Prostrate O Lord I Lie (William Byrd)|Prostrate O Lord I lie]]<br>
*''22. [[In fields abroad (William Byrd)|In fields abroad]]''
28 [[All as a sea (William Byrd)|All as a sea]]<br>
*''23. [[Constant Penelope (William Byrd)|Constant Penelope]]''
29 [[Susanna fair (1588) (William Byrd)|Susanna fair]]<br>
*''24. [[La Verginella (William Byrd)|La Verginella]]''
30 [[If that a sinner's sighs (William Byrd)|If that a sinner's sighs]]<br>
*''25. [[Farewell false Love (William Byrd)|Farewell false Love]]''
31 [[Care for thy soul (William Byrd)|Care for thy soul]]<br>
*''26. [[Match that's made, the (William Byrd)|The match that's made]]''
32 [[Lullaby my sweet little baby (William Byrd)|Lullaby my sweet little baby]]<br>
 
33 [[Why do I use my paper, ink and pen? (William Byrd)|Why do I use my paper, ink and pen?]]<br>
====Songs of sadness and piety====
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*''27. [[Prostrate O Lord I Lie (William Byrd)|Prostrate O Lord I lie]]''
'''Funeral Songs'''<br>
*''28. [[All as a sea (William Byrd)|All as a sea]]''
34 [[Come to me grief for ever (William Byrd)|Come to me grief for ever]]<br>
*''29. [[Susanna fair (1588) (William Byrd)|Susanna fair]]''
35 [[O that most rare breast (William Byrd)|O that most rare breast ]]<br>
*''30. [[If that a sinner's sighs (William Byrd)|If that a sinner's sighs]]''
*''31. [[Care for thy soul (William Byrd)|Care for thy soul]]''
*''32. [[Lullaby my sweet little baby (William Byrd)|Lullaby my sweet little baby]]''
*''33. [[Why do I use my paper, ink and pen? (William Byrd)|Why do I use my paper, ink and pen?]]''
 
====Funeral Songs====
*''34. [[Come to me grief for ever (William Byrd)|Come to me grief for ever]]''
*''35. [[O that most rare breast (William Byrd)|O that most rare breast ]]''
 
[[Category:Music publications|Byrd, William]]

Revision as of 00:05, 17 June 2008

General Information

Published: 1586

Composer: William Byrd

Following the commercial failure of the Cantiones Sacrae, published jointly with Tallis in 1575, Byrd waited another eleven years before venturing into print again. This time, he trusted his fortunes to a collection of secular music, no doubt encouraged by the growing popularity in England of Italian madrigals adapted to English words, and specifically to the success in the same year of Nicholas Yonge's collection Musica Transalpina (which had itself included a piece by him). This time, too, he had judged public taste better, as the collection was a great success and went through several editions in the following years.

Despite the popularity of the pieces, all of which are for 5 voices, it appears that none of them were originally written as unaccompanied polyphonic songs, but that all originated as consort songs for a single voice and four viols. Byrd acknowledges these origins in the print, often designating the original solo voice as "the first singing part".

The collection is dedicated to Sir Christopher Hatton, who had become Lord Chancellor in the previous year.

Contents of the Psalmes, sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie

Psalms

Sonnets and Pastorals

Songs of sadness and piety

Funeral Songs

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