A musicall dreame. Or The fourth booke of ayres the first part is for the lute, two voyces, and the viole de gambo; the second part is for the lute, the viole and foure voices to sing: the third part is for one voyce alone, or to the lute, the basse viole, or to both if you please, vvhereof, two are Italian ayres. Composed by Robert Iones.
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A musicall dreame. Or The fourth booke of ayres the first part is for the lute, two voyces, and the viole de gambo; the second part is for the lute, the viole and foure voices to sing: the third part is for one voyce alone, or to the lute, the basse viole, or to both if you please, vvhereof, two are Italian ayres. Composed by Robert Iones.
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Jones, Robert, fl. 1597-1615.
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London :: Imprinted by Iohn Windet, and are to be solde by Simon Waterson, in Powles Church-yeard, at the signe of :he [sic] Crowne,
1609.
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Part-songs, English -- Early works to 1800.
Songs with lute -- Early works to 1800.
Songs with instrumental ensemble -- Early works to 1800.
Vocal duets with instrumental ensemble -- Early works to 1800.
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"A musicall dreame. Or The fourth booke of ayres the first part is for the lute, two voyces, and the viole de gambo; the second part is for the lute, the viole and foure voices to sing: the third part is for one voyce alone, or to the lute, the basse viole, or to both if you please, vvhereof, two are Italian ayres. Composed by Robert Iones." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A04616.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2025.
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〈♫〉〈♫〉OThred of life when thou art spent, how are my sorrowes eased: O earth why temblest thou at O vaile of flesh when thou art rent, how shall my soule be pleased: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 death, that did receiue both heate and breath, by bargaine of a second birth, that done that done, againe to 〈♫〉〈♫〉 be cold earth, Come death .ii. .ii. deare widwife to my life, see sin••e and vertue hold at strife, make hast a∣way 〈♫〉〈♫〉 lest thy delay, ii. be my decay, de- cay, world of inanity, .ii. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 schoole-house of vanity, vanity, minion of hell farewell, minion .ii. farewell farewell .ii.
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