La Virginella (William Byrd)

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• (Posted 2025-01-07)  CPDL #83317: 

• 5-voice setting from the 1588 print.       (LilyPond) Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 83 kB   

• Consort song setting from the Dow Partbooks: 1 voice + 4 viols.       Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 67 kB   

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2024-12-22).   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: The 1588 edition follows Byrd's inconsistent spelling (between the parts) and grammatical errors (in Italian).

• (Posted 2021-08-30)  CPDL #65637:         

Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2021-08-30).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 716 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from original print, Mensurstrich layout, original key signature and note values, clefs modernized, musica ficta clearly marked..

• (Posted 2003-03-23)  CPDL #04675:        (Sibelius 4)

Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-03-23).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 255 kB    Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Revised April 25 (editorial, text underlay, formatting.)

General Information

Title: La Virginella
Composer: William Byrd
Lyricist: Ludovico Ariosto

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

    Manuscript 1580 in Dow Partbooks, no. 67
First published: 1588 in Psalmes, Sonnets and Songs, no. 24
Description: Byrd's setting of this and the following stanza in English may be found at The fair young virgin

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at La verginella è simile alla rosa.