Texts to Art Songs and Choral Works by T. Morley

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Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602)

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Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices

no. 1. Fly, love that art so sprightly
no. 2. False love did me inveigle
no. 3. Adieu, adieu, you kind and cruel (Text: Anonymous)
no. 4. Love's folk in green arraying
no. 5. Love took his bow and arrow
no. 6. Lo, where with flowery head
no. 7. O grief! Ev’n on the Bud
no. 8. Sovereign of my delight
no. 9. Our Bonny-boots could toot it
no. 10. Ay me, the fatal arrow
no. 11. My nymph, the dear
no. 12. Cruel, wilt thou persever?
no. 13. Said I that Amarillis
no. 13. Damon and Phillis
no. 15. Lady, you think you spite me
no. 16. You black bright stars
no. 17. I follow, lo, the footing
no. 18. Stay, heart, run not so fast
no. 19. Good Love, then fly thou to her
no. 20. Ladies, you see time flieth
no. 21. Hark, alleluia

Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices

no. 1. See, see, mine own sweet jewel (Text: Anonymous)
no. 2. Joy, joy doth so arise
no. 3. Cruel, you pull away too soon
no. 4. Lady, those eyes
no. 5. Hold out my heart
no. 6. Good morrow, fair ladies of the May
no. 7. Whither away so fast
no. 8. Blow, Shepherds, blow
no. 9. Deep lamenting
no. 10. Farewell disdainful
no. 11. O fly not, O take some pity
no. 12. Thirsis, let pity move thee
no. 13. Now must I die recureless
no. 14. Lady, if I through grief
no. 15. Cease mine eyes
no. 16. Do you not know how Love lost first his seeing? (Text: Anonymous)
no. 17. Where art thou wanton?
no. 18. What ails my darling?
no. 19. Say dear, will you not have me?
no. 20. Arise, get up my dear
no. 21. Love learns by laughing
no. 22. This Love is but a wanton fit
no. 23. Though Philomela lost her love
no. 24. Spring-time mantleth every bough

First Book of Ballets to Five Voices

Sing we and chant it (Text: Anonymous)
Thus saith my Galatea (Text: Anonymous)
About the maypole new (Text: Anonymous)
You that wont to my pipe's sound (Text: Anonymous)
Now is the month of Maying (Text: Thomas Morley after Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) DUT SPA
Shoot, false Love (Text: Anonymous)

First Book of Madrigals

April is in my mistress' face (Text: Anonymous)

Madrigals to Four Voices

I will no more come to thee (Text: Anonymous)

All titles of vocal settings in Alphabetic order

About the maypole new (in First Book of Ballets to Five Voices) (Text: Anonymous)
Adieu, adieu, you kind and cruel (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices) (Text: Anonymous)
April is in my mistress' face (in First Book of Madrigals) (Text: Anonymous)
Arise, awake (Text: Anonymous)
Arise, get up my dear (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Ay me, the fatal arrow (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Blow, Shepherds, blow (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Cease mine eyes (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Clorinda false (Text: Anonymous)
Come away sweet love
Cruel, wilt thou persever? (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Cruel, you pull away too soon (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Dainty fine sweet Nymph (Text: Anonymous)
Damon and Phillis (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Deep lamenting (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
De profundis clamavi (Text: Bible or other Sacred Texts after Bible or other Sacred Texts) DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE FRE FRE FRE GER GER GER GER
Doe you not know (Text: Anonymous)
Do you not know how Love lost first his seeing? (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices) (Text: Anonymous)
Faire in a morne (Text: Nicholas Breton)
False love did me inveigle (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Farewell disdainful (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Fire, fire (Text: Anonymous) IRI
Fly, love that art so sprightly (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Good Love, then fly thou to her (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Good morrow, fair ladies of the May (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Hard by a crystal fountain (Text: Anonymous)
Hark, alleluia (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Hold out my heart (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Ho! Who Comes Here? (Text: Anonymous)
I follow, lo, the footing (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
I goe before my darling
I love, alas, I love thee FRE
It was a lover and his lass (Text: William Shakespeare) FIN FRE GER GER GER
I will no more come to thee (in Madrigals to Four Voices) (Text: Anonymous)
Joy, joy doth so arise (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Ladies, you see time flieth (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Lady, if I through grief (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Lady, those eyes (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Lady, you think you spite me (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Love learns by laughing (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Love's folk in green arraying (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Love took his bow and arrow (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Love winged my hopes (Text: Anonymous)
Lo, where with flowery head (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Miraculous love's wounding
Mistress mine (Text: Anonymous)
My bonny lass she smileth (Text: Anonymous)
My nymph, the dear (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Now is the month of Maying (in First Book of Ballets to Five Voices) (Text: Thomas Morley after Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) DUT SPA
Now must I die recureless (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Nun strahlt der Mai
O fly not, O take some pity (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
O grief! Ev’n on the Bud (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
O mistress mine (Text: William Shakespeare) FIN FRE GER GER GER IRI ITA NOR POL
O sleep, fond fancy
Our Bonny-boots could toot it (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Said I that Amarillis (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Say dear, will you not have me? (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
See, see, mine own sweet jewel (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices) (Text: Anonymous)
Shoot, false Love (in First Book of Ballets to Five Voices) (Text: Anonymous)
Sing we and chant it (in First Book of Ballets to Five Voices) (Text: Anonymous)
Sovereign of my delight (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Spring-time mantleth every bough (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Stay, heart, run not so fast (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
Sweet nymph (Text: Anonymous)
Thirsis, let pity move thee (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
This Love is but a wanton fit (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Though Philomela lost her love
Though Philomela lost her love (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Thus saith my Galatea (in First Book of Ballets to Five Voices) (Text: Anonymous)
What ails my darling? (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Where art thou wanton? (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
Whither away so fast (in Canzonets, or Little Short Songs to Three Voices)
You black bright stars (in Canzonets or Litle Short Aers to Five and Six Voices)
You that wont to my pipe's sound (in First Book of Ballets to Five Voices) (Text: Anonymous)

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