Cantus [Altus, Tenor, Bassus, Quintus] madrigales to 3, 4, and 5 parts : apt for viols and voices / newly composed by Michael Este.

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Title
Cantus [Altus, Tenor, Bassus, Quintus] madrigales to 3, 4, and 5 parts : apt for viols and voices / newly composed by Michael Este.
Author
East, Michael, ca. 1580-1648.
Publication
In London :: Printed by Thomas Este,
1604.
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Subject terms
Madrigals -- Early works to 1800.
Part-songs, English -- Early works to 1800.
Vocal music -- England.
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"Cantus [Altus, Tenor, Bassus, Quintus] madrigales to 3, 4, and 5 parts : apt for viols and voices / newly composed by Michael Este." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A21097.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

Pages

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First part. XVIII.

〈♫〉〈♫〉MY prime of youth, of youth, My ij. My ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉is but (now) a frost of cares, my feast of ioy, 〈♫〉〈♫〉my ij. is but a dish of paine, is ij. is ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉my crop of corne, is but a feeld of tares, is ij. 〈♫〉〈♫〉a feeld ij. and all my good, my good, is but vaine hope of gaine: of gaine, 〈♫〉〈♫〉is ij. is ij. of gain 〈…〉〈…〉〈♫〉〈♫〉I saw no sunne, and now I liue, and ij. and ij▪ 〈…〉〈…〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉and now my lyfe is done my ij. my ij. is done.

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