A Musicall Banquet

General information

Title: A MVSICALL BANQVET - Furnished with a varietie of delicious Ayres, Collected out of the best Authors in English, French, Spanish and Italian - By Robert Douland

Description: A collection of lute-songs compiled by Robert Dowland, son of composer John Dowland.

Publication date and place: 1610 London: Thomas Adams.

External websites:

• On Harald Lillmeyer's website one will find facsimiles, texts and MIDIs of this publication.
• Incomplete copy (no.'s 1-14) at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

Contents

Tip: Titles in the Title column which appear in blue are hyperlinks to the score page on CPDL - click on them for free editions.

No.	Title	Translation	Composer
1	My heauie sprite, oppress'd with sorrow's might		Anthony Holborne
2	Change thy minde, since she doth change		Richard Martin
3	O Eyes, leaue off your weeping		Robert Hales
4	Goe, my Flocke, goe get you hence		Anonymous
5	O Deere life, when shall it be?		Anonymous
6	To plead my faith		Daniel Bacheler
7	In a groue most rich of shade		Guillaume Tessier
8	Farre from triumphing Court		John Dowland
9	Lady if you so spight me		John Dowland
10	In darknesse let me dwell		John Dowland
11	Si le parler et le silence	If words and silence	Pierre Guédron
12	Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie	This thought which endlessly governs my life	Pierre Guédron
13	Vous que le bon heur rappelle	You whom Happiness recalls	Pierre Guédron
14	Passaua amor, su arco dessarmado	Love walked by unarmed	Anonymous
15	Sta notte mi sognaua	Last night I dreamed	Anonymous
16	Vestros oios tienen d'Amor no se que	Your eyes hold I know not what of Love	Anonymous
17	Se di farmi morire pensate	If you think to cause my death	Domenico Maria Megli
18	Dovrò dunque morire?	Must I then die?	Giulio Caccini
19	Amarilli, mia bella	My fair Amaryllis	Giulio Caccini
20	O bella più che le stelle	Oh fairer than the stars	Anonymous

Works at CPDL

Title	Year	No.	Composer	Lyricist	Genre	Subgenre	Vo.	Voices
Amarilli, mia bella	1602	19	Giulio Caccini	Giovanni Battista Guarini	Secular	Madrigals	1	Solo high
In darkness let me dwell	1610	10	John Dowland		Secular	Lute songs	1	S
Far from triumphing Court	1610	8	John Dowland		Secular	Lute songs	1	S
Lady if you so spite me	1610	9	John Dowland		Secular	Lute songs	2	SB
Dovro dunque morire	1602	18	Giulio Caccini	Ottavio Rinuccini	Secular	Madrigals	1	S