Psalmes, Sonets & Songs of sadness and piete (1588 - Selection)

Album by William Byrd

Psalmes, Sonets & Songs of Sadnesse and Pietie is a selection of vocal compositions by the English composer William Byrd, first published in 1588. The music combines Renaissance polyphony, intimate lute-song textures and madrigalian expressive techniques across sacred and secular English texts, reflecting Byrd's contribution to late 16th-century English vocal practice and the development of solo and ensemble song forms.
First released: 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    O God give ear and do apply
    4:49
  2. 2.
    O Lord, how long wilt thou forget
    6:03
  3. 3.
    If women could be fair
    3:55
  4. 4.
    What pleasure have great princes
    5:22
  5. 5.
    In fields abroad
    4:10
  6. 6.
    The match that's made
    5:11
  7. 7.
    All as a sea
    3:11
  8. 8.
    Susanna fair
    4:04
  9. 9.
    Care for thy soul
    6:43
  10. 10.
    Lullaby
    8:47
  11. 11.
    Come to me, grief, for ever
    5:01
  12. 12.
    O that most rare breast
    8:04

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