There, where I saw her lovely beauty painted - Wilbye, John

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⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Madrigals

♯ Key A minor

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SSATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range D3 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 111

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 6

CPDL # 24439

Editor James Gibb

Posted 2011-09-10

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano I

E4 – G5

Soprano II

C4 – F#5

Alto

G3 – C5

Tenor

D3 – G4

¶Lyrics / Text

There, where I saw her lovely beauty painted, Where, Venus-like, my sacred goddess shineth, There, with *precellent object mine eyes fainted, That fair, but fatal star, my dole divineth. As soon as morning in her light appeareth, Her sweet salute, my mind o’erclouded, cleareth; When night again the day’s delight bereaveth, My heart’s true sacrifice she quick receiveth: But night and day she craftily forsakes me, To tedious day, to loathsome night betakes me. *precellent: surpassing