Ah, cruel hateful fortune (George Kirbye)

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CPDL #25441:  Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif [ Capella] 
Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-01-21).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 52 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Based on the 1892 Arkwright edition, but transposed up a tone. Although this version is set as SSATTB, the first tenor range would make SSAATB possible too.
Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-05-07).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 48 kB   Copyright: GnuGPL
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  • CPDL #10132:  Network.png
Editor: Vince M. Brennan (submitted 2005-11-15).   Score information: Letter, 14 pages, 76 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Copyright (c) 2004 V. M. Brennan
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General Information

Title: Ah, cruel hateful Fortune
Composer: George Kirbye

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
or SSAATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1597

Description: No. 19 from The first set of English madrigalls to 4, 5 & 6 voyces (George Kirbye)

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Original text and translations

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Ah! cruel, hateful fortune!
Now must I death importune,
Since that I am of all my hope deprived,
Nor but for sorrow had my soul survived.
Only this hope doth rest for my contentment,
That fortune, tir'd, will yield me some amendment.