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  • CPDL #24179:       
Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2011-08-17).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 70 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Based on #6881, with identified errors corrected, and some minor changes to barring and punctuation. Transposed down a major 2nd. Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
  • CPDL #06881:  Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Icon_zip.gif  (Encore)
Editor: Ken Williams (submitted 2004-03-31).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 136 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Happy, O happy he
Composer: John Wilbye

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.

Description: No. 16 from The 2nd Set of Madrigals

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Original text and translations

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Happy, O happy he, who not affecting
The endless toils attending worldly cares,
With mind repos'd, all discontents rejecting,
In silent peace his way to heav'n prepares;
Deeming his life a Scene, the world a Stage,
Whereon man acts his weary Pilgrimage.