Thomas Campion
Aliases: Thomas Campian
Life
Born: 12 February 1567
Died: 1 March 1620
Biography:
Thomas Campion was an English composer and poet.
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List of vocal works
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The First Booke of Ayres. Contayning Divine and Morall Songs (about 1613)
- Author of light
- The man of life upright (II)
- Where are all thy beauties now (
)
- Out of my soul's depth
- View me, Lord, a work of thine
- Bravely deckt, come forth, bright day
- To music bent is my retired mind
- Tune thy music to thy heart
- Most sweet and pleasing
- Wise men patience never want
- Never weather-beaten sail (4 editions available)
- Lift up to heaven, sad wretch
- Lo, when back mine eye
- As by the Streames of Babilon (
)
- No. XV Sing a song of joy (
)
- Awake, awake, thou heavy sprite
- Come, cheerful day
- Seek the Lord, and in his ways persever
- Lighten, heavy heart, thy sprite
- Jack and Joan they think no ill
- All looks be pale
The Second Booke of Ayres. Containing Light Conceits of Lovers (about 1613)
- Vaine men, whose follies make a god of love
- How eas'ly wert thou chained
- Harden now thy tired heart
- O What unhop'd for sweet supply (
)
- Where she her sacred bower adorns
- Fain would I my love disclose
- Give beauty all her right
- O dear that I with thee might live
- Good men, show, if you can tell
- What harvest half so sweet is
- Sweet, exclude me not
- The peaceful western wind
- There is none, O none but you
- Pin'd I am and like to die
- So many loves have I neglected
- Though your strangeness frets my heart (
Capella )
- Come away, arm'd with love's delights
- Come, you pretty false-ey'd wanton
- A secret love
- Her rosy cheeks, her ever-smiling eyes
- Where shall I refuge seek
The Third Booke of Ayres (1617)
- Oft have I sigh'd for him that hears me not
- Maids are simple, some men say
- Kind are her answers
- Break now, my heart, and die!
- Now winter nights enlarge (
Capella )
- What is it all that men possess
- If thou long'st so much to learn
- Shall I come, sweet love, to thee (
)
- Thrice toss these oaken ashes in the air
- Fire, fire, fire!
- Come, O come, my life's delight
- Could my heart more tongues employ
- Sleep, angry beauty, sleep, and fear not me
- Never love unless you can
The Fourth Booke of Ayres (1617)
- Leave prolonging thy distress
- Thou joy'st, fond boy, to be by many loved
- Veil, love, mine eyes
- There is a garden in her face (
)
- Love me or not, love her I must or die
- Beauty is but a painted hell
- I must complain
- Think'st thou to seduce me then
- Turn all thy thoughts to eyes
- Beauty, since you so much desire
- Fain would I wed a fair young man (
Capella )
Other sources:
- Fair, if you expect admiring (
Capella )
- Here she her sacred bower adornes (
)
- I care not for these ladies (
Capella )
- My love hath vowed he will forsake me (2 editions available)
- When Laura smiles (
Capella )
- When the god of merry love (
Capella )
- Woo her and win her (
)
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Settings of his literary works
Musical settings of literary works
- Follow thy fair sun (Ty Kroll)
- Never weather-beaten sail (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)
- Never weather-beaten sail (Charles Wood)
- View me, Lord (Charles Wood)
- View me, Lord (Christopher Hampson)
Publications
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