Thomas Campion

Aliases: Thomas Campian

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Born: 12 February 1567

Died: 1 March 1620

Biography:
Thomas Campion was an English composer and poet.

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The First Booke of Ayres. Contayning Divine and Morall Songs (about 1613)

1. Author of light
2. The man of life upright (II)
3. Where are all thy beauties now   ( )
4. Out of my soul's depth
5. View me, Lord, a work of thine
6. Bravely deckt, come forth, bright day
7. To music bent is my retired mind
8. Tune thy music to thy heart
9. Most sweet and pleasing
10. Wise men patience never want
11. Never weather-beaten sail     (4 editions available)
12. Lift up to heaven, sad wretch
13. Lo, when back mine eye
14. As by the Streames of Babilon   (  )
15. No. XV Sing a song of joy   ( )
16. Awake, awake, thou heavy sprite
17. Come, cheerful day
18. Seek the Lord, and in his ways persever
19. Lighten, heavy heart, thy sprite
20. Jack and Joan they think no ill
21. All looks be pale

• Third party arrangement of No 14 with Psalm 51 text underlay     (   )

The Second Booke of Ayres. Containing Light Conceits of Lovers (about 1613)

1. Vaine men, whose follies make a god of love
2. How eas'ly wert thou chained
3. Harden now thy tired heart
4. O What unhop'd for sweet supply     (  )
5. Where she her sacred bower adorns
6. Fain would I my love disclose
7. Give beauty all her right
8. O dear that I with thee might live
9. Good men, show, if you can tell
10. What harvest half so sweet is
11. Sweet, exclude me not
12. The peaceful western wind
13. There is none, O none but you
14. Pin'd I am and like to die
15. So many loves have I neglected
16. Though your strangeness frets my heart   ( Capella )
17. Come away, arm'd with love's delights
18. Come, you pretty false-ey'd wanton
19. A secret love
20. Her rosy cheeks, her ever-smiling eyes
21. Where shall I refuge seek

The Third Booke of Ayres (1617)

1. Oft have I sigh'd for him that hears me not
2. Maids are simple, some men say
3. Kind are her answers
4. Break now, my heart, and die!
5. Now winter nights enlarge   ( Capella )
6. What is it all that men possess
7. If thou long'st so much to learn
8. Shall I come, sweet love, to thee   (  )
9. Thrice toss these oaken ashes in the air
10. Fire, fire, fire!
11. Come, O come, my life's delight
12. Could my heart more tongues employ
13. Sleep, angry beauty, sleep, and fear not me
14. Never love unless you can

The Fourth Booke of Ayres (1617)

1. Leave prolonging thy distress
2. Thou joy'st, fond boy, to be by many loved
3. Veil, love, mine eyes
4. There is a garden in her face   (  )
5. Love me or not, love her I must or die
6. Beauty is but a painted hell
7. I must complain
8. Think'st thou to seduce me then
9. Turn all thy thoughts to eyes
10. Beauty, since you so much desire
11. 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 text by Thomas Campion

• 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)

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