John Wilbye

Life

Born: 1574

Died: 1638

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A silly sylvan, kissing heav'n-born fire   ( [ ] [ ] [ Capella] ) Adieu, sweet Amaryllis     (4 editions available) Ah! cannot sighs nor tears   (   Capella ) Ah! cruel Amarillis   (   [ Capella] ) Alas! What a wretched life   (   [ Capella] ) Alas, what hope of speeding     (2 editions available) All pleasure is of this condition   (2 editions available) And though my love abounding   (   Capella ) As fair as morn     (2 editions available) As matchless beauty     (4 editions available) Away, thou shalt not love me     (2 editions available) Ay mee, Can every rumor     (2 editions available) Change me, O heavens     (3 editions available) Cruel, behold my heavy ending     (2 editions available) Dear pity, how?   (   Capella ) Despiteful thus unto myself, I languish   (   Capella ) Die, hapless man   (   Capella ) Down in a valley as Alexis trips   (   Capella ) Draw on, sweet night     (4 editions available) Flora gave me fairest flowers     (5 editions available) Fly Love aloft     (2 editions available) Fly not so swift my dear     (2 editions available) Happy, Oh Happy He     (2 editions available) Happy streams, whose trembling fall   ( [ ]  [ Capella] ) Hard destinies are love and beauty parted   (   Capella ) I always beg     (2 editions available) I am quite tired with my groans   (   Capella ) I fall, I fall   (   Capella ) I live, and yet methinks I do not breathe   (   Capella ) I love, alas! yet am not loved   (   Capella ) I sung sometimes   (   Capella ) Lady, when I behold the roses (a4)     (4 editions available)

Lady, when I behold the roses (a6)   (   ) Lady your words do spite me     (3 editions available) Long have I made these hills and valleys weary   (   Capella ) Love not me for comely grace   (   [ Capella] ) My throat is sore   (   Capella ) O fools! can you not see   (   [ Capella] ) O God, the rock of my whole strength   ( [ ]  [ Capella] ) O what shall I do?     (3 editions available) O wretched man! why lov'st thou earthly life   (   Capella ) Of joys and pleasing pains   (   Capella ) Oft have I vowed     (4 editions available) So light is love   (   Capella ) Softly O! drop mine eyes   (   Capella ) Stay, Corydon, thou swain   (   [ Capella] ) Sweet honey-sucking bees     (3 editions available) Sweet love, if thou wilt gain   (   Capella ) The Lady Oriana   ( [ ] [ ] [ Capella] ) There is a jewel   (   Capella ) There, where I saw her lovely beauty painted   (   Capella ) Thou art but young, thou say'st   (   Capella ) Thus love commands   (   Capella ) Thus saith my Cloris bright     (4 editions available) Unkind, O stay thy flying     (3 editions available) Weep, O mine eyes   (   Capella ) Weep, weep mine eyes     (5 editions available) What needeth all this travail     (2 editions available) When Cloris heard   (   Capella ) When shall my wretched life   (   Capella ) Where most my thoughts   (   Capella ) Ye restless thoughts   (   Capella ) Ye that do live in pleasures     (3 editions available) Yet, sweet, take heed     (3 editions available)

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Publications

• The First Set of Madrigals for 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (London, 1598)
• The Second Set of Madrigals for 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (London, 1609)
• The Triumphs of Oriana (London, 1601), one madrigal

External links

• Jeff Lee's Music Page - John Wilbye: a page with the complete texts of Wilbye's madrigals from The First Set of English Madrigals (London 1598)