Interred here doth lye a worthy wyght - Cooke, Benjamin

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"A setting of the epitaph on the tombstone of Thomas Tallis at Greenwich, composed in suitably "antique" style; an aural equivalent of Walpole's mock Gothick "Strawberry Hill". printed in Warren's seventh collection of canons, catches and glees."

⌛ Epoche → Romantik ◈ Genre → Glees ♬ Besetzung → SATB ¶ Sprache → Englisch

Stimmen 4

Instrumente A cappella

Seiten 13

CPDL Nr. 25319

Bearbeiter Christopher Shaw

Veröffentlicht 2012-01-10

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Interred here doth lye a worthy wyght, Who for long time in music bore the bell; His name to show was Thomas Tallis hight, In honest, virtuous life he did excel; He served long time in chapel with great praise, Four sov'reigns' reigns, a thing not often seen; I mean King Henry, and Prince Edward's days, Queen Mary, and Elizabeth our queen; He married was, although children he had none, And lived in love full three-and-thirty years With loyal spouse, whose name yclipt was Joan, Who, here entombed, him company now bears. As he did live, so also did he dye, In mild and quiet sort, O happy man! To God full oft for mercy did he cry, Wherefore he lives, let Death do what he can.