Thomas Weelkes

Life

Born: 1576

Died: 30 November 1623

Biography

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List of choral works

• For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Thomas Weelkes compositions

Sacred Works

Morning and Evening Canticles

• First Service
  • Te Deum
  • Kyrie
  • Credo
  • Magnificat
  • Nunc Dimittis
• Second Service
  • Te Deum
  • Jubilate
  • Kyrie
  • Credo
  • Offertory
  • Magnificat
  • Nunc Dimittis
• Third Service to the organs in F fa ut
  • Magnificat
  • Nunc Dimittis
• The Fourth Service "for Trebles"
  • Magnificat
  • Nunc Dimittis
• The Fifth Service
  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis "in medio chori"
• Sixth Evening Service in D     (2 editions available)
• The Seventh Service
• Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from the Short Service     (2 editions available)
• The Eighth Service
• Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for Five voices
• The Ninth Service
  • Te Deum
  • Jubilate
  • Magnificat
  • Nunc Dimittis

Anthems

• All people, clap your hands
• Alleluia, I heard a voice
• Gloria in excelsis Deo
• Hosanna filio David (adapted)
• Hosanna to the Son of David
• Laboravi in gemitu meo
• Lord, to thee I make my moan
• Most mighty and all-knowing Lord
• O how amiable are thy dwellings
• O Jonathan, woe is me
• O Lord, arise
• O Lord, grant the king a long life
• O mortal man
• Rejoice in the Lord
• When David heard

Deliver us, O Lord O happy he whom Thou protect’st O Lord God almighty O Lord, grant the king a long life M. M. Ct. Ct. T. B. B. O mortal man O vos omnes Verse Anthems No works currently available All laud and praise Give thy ear O God Give the king Thy judgements If King Manasses In Thee, O Lord O Lord, how joyful is the king Plead Thou my cause What joy so true Secular Works All at once well met The Andalusian merchant The ape, the monkey and baboon As deadly serpents lurking As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending Aye me, my wonted joys I bei ligustri Cease sorrows now Clear wells spring not Cold winter's ice is fled and gone Come clap thy hands Come, come lets begin Come, sirrah Jack, ho! A country pair Cries for Voices and Viols Death hath deprived me Donna il vostro bel viso Farewell, my joy Four arms, two necks, one wreathing The gods have heard my vows Hark, all ye lovely saints above Hence Care, thou art too cruel I love and have my love regarded If beauty be a treasure If thy deceitful looks In black mourn I In pride of May Jockey thine horn pipes dull Lady, your eye my love enforced Lady, your spotless feature Like two proud armies Lo, country sports Lord, when I think Make haste ye lovers Mars in a fury My flocks feed not My Phillis bids me pack away My tears do not avail me The nightingale Now ev'ry tree Now is my Cloris fresh as May Now is the bridals of fair Choralis O Care, thou wilt despatch me O now weep, now sing On the plains, fairy trains Our country swains Phyllis go take thy pleasure Phyllis hath sworn Retire my thoughts Say, dear, when will your frowning? Say, sweetheart, will you love me? Since Robin Hood Sing we at pleasure Sit down and sing Some men desire spouses Strike it up, tabor Sweet heart arise Take here my heart Tan-ta-ra cries Mars Those spots upon my Lady's face Those sweet delightful lilies Though my carriage be but careless Three virgin nymphs Thule, the period of cosmography Thus sings my dearest jewel To shorten Winter's sadness Tomorrow is the marriage day Unto our flocks, sweet Corolus Upon a hill, the bonny boy We shepherds sing What haste fair Lady What have the Gods / Me thinks I hear Whilst youthful sports Young Cupid hath proclaim'd Your beauty it allureth Click here to search for this composer on CPDL Publications Madrigals to 3, 4, 5, and 6 voices (London, 1597) Balletts and Madrigals to 5 voices (London, 1598) Madrigals of 5 and 6 parts (London, 1600) Ayres or Phantasticke Sprits for Three Voices (London, 1608) External links add web links here