This sweet and merry month of May (a 4) - Byrd, William

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"N.B. despite the title of Watson's publication, Byrd's madrigal is not based on an Italian original. The title continues ''There are also heere inserted two excellent Madrigalls of Master William Byrds, composed after the Italian vaine…'' Fellowes's monumentally careless scholarship is shown at its worst with regard to this publication, where he explains the "two excellent Madrigalls" as being the two separately-numbered sections of the 6-part setting of ''This sweet and merry month'', having failed to notice that the 4-part version is also included in the book. Needless to say, neither of these is in two sections, and each bears only one number. (E.H. Fellowes, ''William Byrd'' (OUP, 2nd ed. 1948), p.154)"

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Madrigals

♯ Key A minor

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → ATTB,SATB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range G2 – E5

¶ Language → English

Measures 92

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 6

CPDL # 84065

Editor Wim Looyestijn

Posted 2025-03-04

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Superius

C#4 – E5

Contra tenor

F#3 – C5

Tenor

C3 – A4

Bassus

G2 – D4