Rubies and pearls - Ferrabosco, Alfonso I

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⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Madrigals

♯ Key A minor

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → SSATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range A2 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 57

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 3

CPDL # 85576

Editor Mick Swithinbank

Posted 2025-06-23

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano 1

D4 – G5

Soprano 2

G4 – G5

Alto

A3 – D5

Tenor

G3 – A4

Bass

A2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

Rubies and pearls and treasure, Kingdom's renown and glory, Please the delightful mind and cheer the sorry. But much the greater measure of true delight he gaineth That for the prize of love strives and obtaineth. Revised version by Mick Swithinbank for performance in June 2025: Rubies and pearls and treasure, renown that great deeds can impart please the untroubled mind and cheer the doleful heart. But much the greater measure of true delight he gaineth that desireth love and it obtaineth. Note: the English version published in Musica Transalpina is difficult to sing because in some places the stresses of the text are completely at odds with those of the music. This prompted the above revised version, which seeks to remedy that problem while also taking the opportunity to eliminate the worst linguistic infelicities in the authentic text.