Ye sacred muses (William Byrd)

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• Edition:CPDL 23058

• Edition:CPDL 14880

• Edition:CPDL 06614

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Title: Ye sacred muses
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal, Lament

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published:

Description: Elegy for Thomas Tallis

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Original text and translations

English text

Ye sacred Muses, race of Jove,
whom Music's lore delighteth,
Come down from crystal heav'ns above
to earth where sorrow dwelleth,
In mourning weeds, with tears in eyes:
Tallis is dead, and Music dies.