In Winter cold - Whereat an ant - Byrd, William

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⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Partsongs

♯ Key F major

⁄ Time Signature 4/2

♬ Voicing → SST

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range C3 – E-5

¶ Language → English

Measures 48

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments A cappella

Pages 3

CPDL # 5342

Editor David Fraser

Posted 2003-07-16

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

C4 – E-5

Tenor

C3 – F4

¶Lyrics / Text

In Winter cold when tree and bush was bare And frost had nipt the rootes of tender grasse, The Ants with joy did feed upon their fare, Which they had storde while Summer season was: To whom for food a Grashopper did cry And said she starved if they did help deny. Whereat an Ant with long experience wise And frost and snow, had many Winters seene, Inquired what in Summer was her guise. Quoth shee, I sung and hopt in meadowes greene. Then quoth the Ant, content thee with thy chance, For to thy song now art thou like to dance.