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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{PubDatePlace|1623|London: George Wither| }} | {{PubDatePlace|1623|London: George Wither| }} | ||
'''Composer:''' [[Orlando Gibbons]]<br> | '''Composer:''' [[Orlando Gibbons]]<br> | ||
'''Facsimile:''' {{IMSLP3|316701}} | '''Facsimile:''' {{IMSLP3|316701}} | ||
'''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'== | ==The 17 'Songs'== | ||
===Part I=== | |||
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*1. Now shall the praises of the Lord be sung {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | *1. Now shall the praises of the Lord be sung {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | ||
**[[Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*3. Sing praises Isr'el to the Lord {{CC| | *3. Sing praises Isr'el to the Lord {{CC|86. 86 (C.M.)}} | ||
**[[Nunc dimittis (Song 3) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Nunc dimittis (Song 3) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*4. Now in the Lord my heart doth pleasure take 10 10 10 10 10 10 | *4. Now in the Lord my heart doth pleasure take {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | ||
**[[Lord, with what zeal (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Lord, with what zeal (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*5. [[Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) (Orlando Gibbons)|Thy beauty, Israel, is gone]] {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | *5. [[Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) (Orlando Gibbons)|Thy beauty, Israel, is gone]] {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | ||
*9. Come kisse me with those lips of thine {{CC|88 88 88}} | *9. Come kisse me with those lips of thine {{CC|88. 88. 88}} | ||
**[[When Christ was risen from the dead (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[When Christ was risen from the dead (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*13. Oh my Love, how comely now {{CC|77. 77}} | *13. Oh my Love, how comely now {{CC|77. 77}} | ||
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**[[Jesu, grant me this I pray (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Jesu, grant me this I pray (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
**[[Oh thou Lord, thou God of might (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Oh thou Lord, thou God of might (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*14. Arise thou North-winde from the North | *14. Arise thou North-winde from the North 88 88 8 88 | ||
*18. Who's this, that leaning on her Friend | **[[Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*20. Lord, I will sing to Thee | *18. Who's this, that leaning on her Friend {{CC|886. 886}} | ||
*22. O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel | **[[Who's this, that leaning on her friend (Song 18) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*24. How sad and solitary now (alas) 10 10 10 10 10 10 | {{mdl}} | ||
*20. Lord, I will sing to Thee {{CC|66. 86 (S.M.)}} | |||
**[[Lord, I will sing to Thee (Song 20) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | |||
*22. O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel {{CC|10 10. 10 10}} | |||
**[[O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (Song 22) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | |||
**[[Love of the Father, love of God the Son (Orlando Gibbons)]] | |||
*24. How sad and solitary now (alas) {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | |||
**[[From Virgin's womb (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[From Virgin's womb (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*31. Lord, thy answere I did here 77 77 77 | *31. Lord, thy answere I did here {{CC|77. 77. 77}} | ||
**[[Ye that do your Master's will (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Ye that do your Master's will (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*34. The Song of the Angels. Thus Angels sung, and thus sing we {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | *34. The Song of the Angels. Thus Angels sung, and thus sing we {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | ||
**[[Thus Angels sung (Song 34) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Thus Angels sung (Song 34) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*41. Oh all you Creatures of the Lord | *41. Oh all you Creatures of the Lord {{CC|88. 88. 88}} | ||
*44. Come Holy-Ghost, the Maker, come | **[[Oh all you Creatures of the Lord (Song 41) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*44. Come Holy-Ghost, the Maker, come {{CC|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | |||
**[[Come Holy Ghost (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Come Holy Ghost (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
===Part II | {{btm}} | ||
*47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord 10 10 10 10 10 10 | ===Part II=== | ||
**[[As on the night (Song | *47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord {{CC|10 10. 10 10. 10 10}} | ||
**[[As on the night (Song 47) (Orlando Gibbons)]] (text is no. 46) | |||
**[[Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 (Orlando Gibbons)]] | **[[Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 (Orlando Gibbons)]] | ||
*67. When one among the Twelve there was | *67. When one among the Twelve there was {{CC|86. 86 (C.M.)}} | ||
**[[When one among the Twelve there was (Song 67) (Orlando Gibbons)]] | |||
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.<br> | |||
==Works at CPDL== | ==Works at CPDL== | ||
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[[Category:Music publications]] | [[Category:Music publications]] | ||
[[Category:Music facsimiles]] | [[Category:Music facsimiles]] |
Revision as of 22:52, 4 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
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Part II
- 47. For Christmas Day. A Song of Joy unto the Lord 10 10. 10 10. 10 10
- 67. When one among the Twelve there was 86. 86 (C.M.)
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 | Composer | Arranger | Lyricist | Meter | Subgenre | Voices | Year |
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As on the night | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | Motets | SATB | 1623 | |||
1 | Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round (Song 1) | Orlando Gibbons | John Chadwick | 10 10. 10 10. 10 10 | Hymns | SATB | 1623 | |
13a | Oh thou Lord, thou God of might | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | Hymns | SATB | 1623 | ||
3 | Nunc dimittis (Song 3) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | Evening Canticles | SATB | 1623 | ||
4 | Lord, with what zeal | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | Hymns | SATB | 1623 | ||
5 | Thy beauty, Israel, is gone (Song 5) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | 88. 88 (L.M.) | Hymns | SB,unison | 1623 | |
9 | When Christ was risen from the dead | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | Hymns | SATB | 1623 | ||
13 | Jesu, grant me this I pray | Orlando Gibbons | 77. 77 | Hymns | SATB | 1623 | ||
13 | Jesu benignissime | Orlando Gibbons | 77. 77 | Hymns | SATB | 1623 | ||
14 | Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | 88. 888. 88 | Hymns | unison,SB | 1623 | |
18 | Who's this, that leaning on her friend (Song 18) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | 886. 886 | Hymns | unison,SB | 1623 | |
20 | Lord, I will sing to Thee (Song 20) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | 66. 86 (S.M.) | Hymns | unison,SB | 1623 | |
22 | Love of the Father, love of God the Son | Orlando Gibbons | Robert Bridges | 10 10. 10 10 | Hymns | SATB | 1623 | |
22 | O Lord of Hosts, and God of Israel (Song 22) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | 10 10. 10 10 | Hymns | unison,SB | 1623 | |
24b | From Virgin's womb | Orlando Gibbons | Francis Kindlemarsh | Carols | SATB | 1623 | ||
31b | Ye that do your Master's will | Orlando Gibbons | Charles Wesley | Motets | SATB | 1623 1933 | ||
34 | Thus Angels sung (Song 34) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | 88. 88 (L.M.) | Carols | SATB | 1623 | |
41 | Oh all you Creatures of the Lord (Song 41) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | 88. 88. 88 | Hymns | unison,SB | 1623 | |
44 | Come Holy Ghost | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | Motets | SATB | 1623 | ||
47 | Drop, drop, slow tears a 4 | Orlando Gibbons | Phineas Fletcher | Hymns | SATB | 1623 | ||
67 | When one among the Twelve there was (Song 67) | Orlando Gibbons | George Wither | 86. 86 (C.M.) | Hymns | unison,SB | 1623 |