La Virginella (William Byrd)
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- Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2021-08-30). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 716 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from original print, Mensurstrich layout, original key signature and note values, clefs modernized, musica ficta clearly marked..
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-03-23). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 118 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Jan 09.
- Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Minor errors in text underlay: inconsistent use of the Renaissance spelling "giovani" and the modernized spelling "gioveni"
General Information
Title: La Virginella
Composer: William Byrd
Lyricist: Ludovico Ariosto
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
Manuscript 1580 in Dow Partbooks, no. 67
First published: 1588 in Psalmes, Sonnets and Songs, no. 24
Description: Byrd's setting of this and the following stanza in English may be found at The fair young virgin
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at La verginella è simile alla rosa.