Consort Songs

Album by William Byrd & Emma Kirkby & Fretwork

Consort Songs is a collection of vocal works by the English composer William Byrd, dating from the late 16th century. These pieces pair solo or small-group vocal lines with a viol consort, combining polyphonic Renaissance vocal writing with instrumental accompaniment and reflecting Byrd's role in the development of Elizabethan secular and sacred repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    My mind to me a kingdom is
    5:41
  2. 2.
    Fantasia a 6 (III)
    4:15
  3. 3.
    O Lord, how vain
    6:40
  4. 4.
    Content is rich
    5:50
  5. 5.
    Constant Penelope
    2:02
  6. 6.
    Pavan a 6
    2:11
  7. 7.
    Galliard a 6
    1:34
  8. 8.
    My mistress had a little dog
    6:30
  9. 9.
    O that most rare breast
    8:32
  10. 10.
    The noble famous Queen
    2:11
  11. 11.
    Fantasia a 4 (III)
    2:08
  12. 12.
    Out of the orient crystal skies
    3:10
  13. 13.
    O Lord, bow down thine heav'nly eyes
    5:23
  14. 14.
    Fantasia a 6 (II)
    5:20
  15. 15.
    Truth at the first
    2:45
  16. 16.
    O you that hear this voice
    6:35
  17. 17.
    He that all earthly pleasure scorns
    3:49

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