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Come woeful Orpheus (William Byrd)
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General Information
Title: Come woeful Orpheus
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets... (1611), no.19
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Original text and translations
English text
Come wofull Orpheus with thy charming Lyre,
And tune my voyce unto thy skilfull wyre,
Some strange Cromatique Notes doe you devise,
That best with mournefull accents sympathize,
Of sowrest Sharps, and uncouth Flats make choise,
And Ile thereto compassionate my voyce.
