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*<b>CPDL #5692:</b> [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sheet/byrd-wha.pdf http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/84/Icon_pdf.gif] [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sound/byrd-wha.mid http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/81/Icon_snd.gif] [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/source/byrd-wha.sib Sibelius 2].<br>
*'''CPDL #5692:''' {{LLink|BYRD-WHA.pdf|BYRD-WHA.mid}}
:<b>Editor:</b> [[User:David Fraser|David Fraser]] <i>(added 2003-10-14)</i>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Score information: </b>A4, 2 pages, 68 kbytes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Copyright:</b> [[ChoralWiki:CPDL|CPDL]]<br>
:'''Editor:''' [[User:David Fraser|David Fraser]] ''(added 2003-10-14)''.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Score information:''' A4, 2 pages, 68 kbytes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Copy|CPDL}}
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==General Information==
==General Information==
<b>Title:</b> <i>What is life, or worldly pleasure?</i><br>
'''Title:''' ''What is life, or worldly pleasure?''<br>
<b>Composer:</b> [[William Byrd]]<br>
{{Composer|William Byrd}}
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<b>Number of voices:</b> 4vv&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Voicing:</b> SSAT<br>
{{Voicing|4|SSAT|SSAT}}<br>
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Madrigals|Madrigals]] <br>
'''Genre:''' {{pcat|Secular| music}}, {{pcat|Partsong|s}}<br>
<b>Language:</b> [[English]]<br>
{{Language|English}}
<b>Instruments: </b>none, a cappella<br>
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
<b>Published: </b>Psalmes, Songs & Sonnets (1611), no. 14<br>
'''Published:''' [[Psalmes, songs and sonnets (William Byrd)|Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets...]] (1611), no.14<br>


<b>Description:</b> <br>
'''Description:'''


<b>External websites: </b>
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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==


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What is life, or worldly pleasure?<br>
What is wealth or golden treasure?<br>
What is grace or Princes smiling?<br>
What are all in one combinde,<br>
which divided so displease?<br>
Apish toyes, and vaine delights,<br>
mindes unrest, and soules disease.<br>


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  • CPDL #5692:   ( Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif )
Editor: David Fraser (added 2003-10-14).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 68 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Revised Oct 08

General Information

Title: What is life, or worldly pleasure?
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SSAT

Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets... (1611), no.14

Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

What is life, or worldly pleasure?
What is wealth or golden treasure?
What is grace or Princes smiling?
What are all in one combinde,
which divided so displease?
Apish toyes, and vaine delights,
mindes unrest, and soules disease.

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