Pastime with good company (Henry VIII)

Music files

L E G E N D

Disclaimer

How to download

ICON	SOURCE
	Pdf
	Pdf
	Midi
	Midi
	Mp3
	MusicXML
	Finale
	LilyPond
	LilyPond
	Noteworthy
	Sibelius
	Web Page
	File details
	Help

• (Posted 2023-11-14)  CPDL #77329:     

Editor: Adrian Wall (submitted 2023-11-14).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 194 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Note values halved. With added alto part (SATB)

• (Posted 2020-06-03)  CPDL #59033:     

Editor: Gary D. Cannon (submitted 2020-06-03).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 62 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2018-11-22)  CPDL #52267:     

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 54 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2011-08-05)  CPDL #24097:   

Editor: Kenji Yamamoto (submitted 2011-08-05).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 67 kB   Copyright: CC BY 3.0 Unported

Edition notes: ATB

• (Posted 2008-07-03)  CPDL #17433:  Part Midis and Mp3s Available

Editor: Monique Rio (submitted 2008-07-03).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 236 kB    Copyright: Creative Commons BY 4.0

Edition notes: Updated 2016-08-17

• (Posted 2006-02-05)  CPDL #10930:         

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-05).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 19 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Listed under: Tudor, Henry. NoteWorthy Composer file may be viewed and printed with NoteWorthy Composer Viewer.

• (Posted 2006-01-15)  CPDL #10736:      (Sibelius 3)

Editor: Philip Legge (submitted 2006-01-15).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 84 kB    Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Included in the TUMS Busking Book.

• (Posted 2004-07-02)  CPDL #07429:   

Editor: Jim Cooke (submitted 2004-07-02).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 128 kB    Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SATB/tambourine or sim. This is an adapted version for mixed choir. The melody is from a secondary source - a vinyl recording, which seems to have mixed extant printed versions because of the variant opening bar.

• (Posted 2004-02-20)  CPDL #06753:  Scorch, MIDI and Sibelius 2 files available.

Editor: John D. Smith (submitted 2004-02-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page    Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scores listed alphabetically by composer. All scores available in Scorch format, some are also available as PDF files.

• (Posted 2003-12-04)  CPDL #06172:  PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Ted Dean (submitted 2003-12-04).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 22 kB    Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2003-04-08)  CPDL #04730:  PDF, MIDI and Overture files available.

Editor: John Kilpatrick (submitted 2003-04-08).   Score information: A4, 1 and 4 pages, 19 and 62 kB    Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Two versions STB (or ATB) available with slightly different harmonies, and a third version that includes elaborations by the editor of verses 2 & 3, up to SATBB.

• (Posted 2001-03-13)  CPDL #02161:        (Finale 2001)

Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2001-03-13).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 27 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2000-07-24)  CPDL #01185:        (Finale 1998)

Editor: François-Xavier Chauchat (submitted 2000-07-24).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 34 kB    Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Pastime with good company
Composer: Henry VIII

Number of voices: 3, 4vv   Voicings: ATB or SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

    Manuscript c.1515 in the Henry VIII manuscript, no. 7
Description: Some editions are ATB, some are rearranged for SATB, or have a S descant over the ATB score.

External websites:

• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
• Live performance of Helas Madame and Pastime with good company by the dwsChorale
• Pastime with good company - David Feldman (Countertenor), Eitan Drori, David Nortman (Tenor), Elam Rotem (Bass)

Original text and translations

English text 1. Pastime with good company I love, and shall until I die. Gruch* who lust but none deny, So God be pleas'd thus live will I. For my pastance, hunt, sing, and dance, my heart is set All goodly sport, for my comfort, who shall me let? 2. Youth must have some dalliance, of good or ill some pastance. Company methinks then best, all thoughts and fancies to digest. For idleness, is chief mistress of vices all Then who can say but mirth and play is best of all. 3. Company with honesty, Is virtue, vices to flee. Company is good and ill, but every man hath his free will. The best ensue, the worst eschew, my mind shall be Virtue to use, vice to refuse, thus shall I use me.

Italian translation 1. Amo passare il tempo in buona compagnia, e lo farò finché vivo. Mi invidi chi vuole, ma nessuno me lo neghi, e a Dio piacendo vivrò così. Per il mio tempo libero, cacciare, cantare e ballare, il mio cuore è pronto per i buoni passatempi, per il mio benessere, chi me lo permetterà*? 2. La gioventù deve innamorarsi, nel bene e nel male deve avere passatempi. Credo che la compagnia sia la miglior cura, per superare le fantasie e i pensieri. Poiché l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi chi non può dire che l'allegria e il gioco siano i migliori di tutti? 3. Un'onesta compagnia è virtù, e fugge i vizi. La compagnia è buona o cattiva, ma ogni uomo ha libera volontà. Seguire il bene, fuggire il male sarà il mio pensiero, ad usare la virtù, a rifiutare il vizio mi adopererò.

Portuguese translation Passatempo em boa companhia, Eu amo, e amarei até morrer. Inveje-me quem quiser, mas ninguém me o negue, Estando Deus satisfeito, assim eu viverei. Para meu passatempo: Caçar, cantar, e dançar, O meu coração está pronto! Todo o bom desporto, Para o meu conforto, Quem me impedirá? A juventude deve ter algum galanteio, De bom ou mau algum passatempo. Penso que a companhia é o melhor deles Para absorver todos os pensamentos e fantasias. Pois a ociosidade, É a grande senhora, De todos os vícios: Então, quem pode dizer, Senão que a alegria e o jogo, São o melhor de tudo? Companhia com honestidade, É virtude que afugenta os vícios, A companhia pode ser boa ou má, Mas todo homem tem seu livre-arbítrio. Perseguir o melhor, Renunciar ao pior, Será o meu propósito: Usar de virtude, Recusar o vício, Para isso me aplicarei!

German translation Zeit verbringen in guter Gesellschaft, liebe ich und werde es lieben bis zu meinem Tod. Diejenigen, die allen Lastern nachgehen, lehne ich ab. Zu meinem Zeitvertreib jage, singe und tanze ich, mein Herz ist voll von bester Kurzweil, wer soll mich daran hindern? Die Jugend braucht ihre Tändelei Und guten oder schlechten Zeitvertreib. Gesellschaft ist das beste Mittel, alle Gedanken und Gelüste auszuleben. Denn der Müßiggang führt zum Laster, und es ist klar, dass nur Fröhlichkeit und Spiel das Beste ist. Gesellschaft mit Ehrlichkeit ist tugendhaft, die Laster sind zu meiden, Gesellschaft kann gut oder schlecht sein, aber jeder Mann hat seinen freien Willen. Das Beste sichere ich mir, das Schlechteste vermeide ich, mein Geist soll so beschaffen sein: Ich übe mich in Rechtschaffenheit, weise das Laster zurück, so will ich mich verhalten.

French translation C'est passer le temps en bonne compagnie Que j'aime et ce, jusqu'à ma mort. La luxure est à plaindre, c'est indéniable Afin de plaire à Dieu ainsi vivrai. Comme passe-temps, chasse, chants et danses Mon coeur préfère Toute occupation convenable, pour mon réconfort Qui me le permettra ? La jeunesse peut baguenauder Avec de bons ou mauvais passe-temps. Être en compagnie me paraît meilleur Afin de dépasser pensées et imaginations. Car l'oisiveté est la maîtresse en chef De tous les vices Ainsi qui peut dire que la gaîté et le jeu ne soient les meilleurs. La compagnie, honnêtement c'est la vertu, que s'enfuient les vices. Dans la compagnie, il y a du bon et du mauvais Mais chacun a son libre arbitre. Suivre le meilleur, éviter le pire Ce sera mon opinion ; Se servir de la vertu, refuser les vices Ainsi j'en userai.

* gruch: archaic form of grudge.