The First Set of English Madrigals (Kirbye, George)
| Title | The First Set of English Madrigalls, to 4. 5. & 6. voyces |
| Creators | George Kirbye, composer |
| Opus | RISM A/I: K 627 |
| Instrumentation | 4 voices 5 voices 6 voices |
| Number of movements | 21 |
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| Composed | — |
| First published | 1597 |
| Dedication | — |
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| Average duration (sec) | — |
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| Composition types | Madrigals |
| Language | English |
| Period | Renaissance |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| 1. Lo! Here My Heart I Leave | — | — | — |
| 2. Alas! What Hope of Speeding | — | — | — |
| 3. What can I do, My Dearest | — | — | — |
| 4. Woe am I, My Heart Dies | — | — | — |
| 5. Farewell, My Love | — | — | — |
| 6. Sleep now, My Muse | — | — | — |
| 7. Ah Sweet, alas! when First I Saw | — | — | — |
| 8. Mourn now, My Soul | — | — | — |
| 9. Sound out, My Voice (1st part) | — | — | — |
| 10. What, Shall I Part thus Unregarded | — | — | — |
| 11. Sorrow Consumes Me (1st part) | — | — | — |
| 12. Why Should I Love? | — | — | — |
| 13. Sweet Love, O Cease Thy Flying | — | — | — |
| 14. That Muse which Sung | — | — | — |
| 15. See what a Maze of Error | — | — | — |
| 16. If Pity Range with Beauty | — | — | — |
| 17. Ah, Cruel Hateful Fortune | — | — | — |
| 18. I Love, alas, Yet am I not Beloved | — | — | — |
| 19. Must I Part, O My Jewel? | — | — | — |
| 20. Up Then, Melpomene (1st part) | — | — | — |
| 21. Sleep now, My Muse and Henceforth Take Thy Rest | — | — | — |
Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | — | — | Madrigals to Four Voices Madrigals to Five Voices Madrigals to Six Voices |
Recordings/Performances
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