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Revision as of 00:34, 2 December 2020

General Information

Publication date and place: 1623 London: George Wither.

Composer: Orlando Gibbons

Facsimile: Edition #316701 on IMSLP

Description: In all, 90 songs appear in this book: 44 in Part I, and 46 in Part II. But there is music for only 17 of them.

The 17 'Songs'

Part I

Part II

Gibbons wrote a bass line to the tune, though it seems a full harmony is intended, perhaps filled out by the organ. A number of CPDL editions have editorial alto & tenor parts added.

Works at CPDL

No. Title First Line Lyricist Meter Subgenre Voices Year
As on the night George Wither Motets SATB 1623
1 Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) John Chadwick 10 10. 10 10. 10 10 Hymns SATB 1623
13a Oh thou Lord, thou God of might George Wither Hymns SATB 1623
3 Nunc dimittis (Song 3) George Wither Evening Canticles SATB 1623
4 Lord, with what zeal George Wither Hymns SATB 1623
5 Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) George Wither 88. 88 (L.M.) Hymns SB,unison 1623
9 When Christ was risen from the dead George Wither Hymns SATB 1623
13 Jesu, grant me this I pray 77. 77 Hymns SATB 1623
13 Jesu benignissime 77. 77 Hymns SATB 1623
14 Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) George Wither 88. 888. 88 Hymns unison,SB 1623
18 Who's this, that leaning on her friend (Song 18) George Wither 886. 886 Hymns unison,SB 1623
20 Lord, I will sing to Thee (Song 20) George Wither 66. 86 (S.M.) Hymns unison,SB 1623
22 Love of the Father, love of God the Son Robert Bridges 10 10. 10 10 Hymns SATB 1623
22 O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (Song 22) George Wither 10 10. 10 10 Hymns unison,SB 1623
24b From Virgin's womb Francis Kindlemarsh Carols SATB 1623
31b Ye that do your Master's will Charles Wesley Motets SATB 1623

1933

34 Thus Angels sung (Song 34) George Wither 88. 88 (L.M.) Carols SATB 1623
41 Oh all you Creatures of the Lord (Song 41) George Wither 88. 88. 88 Hymns unison,SB 1623
44 Come Holy Ghost George Wither Motets SATB 1623
47 Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 Phineas Fletcher Hymns SATB 1623
67 When one among the Twelve there was (Song 67) George Wither 86. 86 (C.M.) Hymns unison,SB 1623