by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ye sacred Muses
Language: English
Ye sacred Muses, race of Jove, Whom Music's lore delighteth, Come down from crystal heav'ns above To earth, where sorrow dwelleth, In mourning weeds, with tears in eyes: Tallis is dead, and Music dies.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Ye sacred Muses", subtitle: "Elegy on the death of Thomas Tallis, 23rd November, 1585" [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: David Jonathan Justman
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 34