This sweet and merry month of May (a 6) (William Byrd)

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• CPDL #19028:

Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2009-03-11).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 139 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: for AATTTB

• CPDL #13101: NoteWorty Composer

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-11-17).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 72 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Numerous missing accidentals See the discussion page for full description.

• CPDL #03347:  Sibelius

Editor: Steve Sanders (submitted 2002-03-11).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 113 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A4 page format

General Information

Title: This Sweet and Merry Month of May
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicings: SSATBB, SSATTB and AATTTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished (1590), no.28.

Description: N.B. all three editions above are at the same pitch (F major) and differ only in the voices that editors have chosen to assign to each part.

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Original text and translations

English text

This sweet and merry month of May,
while nature wantons in her Pryme,
& Byrds do sing, & Beasts do play,
for plesure of the joyful time,
I choose the first for holy day,
& greet Elyza with a Ryme.
O Beauteous Queene of second Troy:
take well in worth a symple toye.