John Wilbye
Birth Year: | 1574 |
Death Year: | 1638 |
Notes: | English madrigal composer. Wilbye is probably the most famous of all the English madrigalists; his pieces have long been favourites and are often included in modern collections |
Compositions:
Title | Alternate Title(s) |
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Ach Gretlein | |
Adieu Sweet Amaryllis | |
Alas! What Hope of Speeding | |
As Matchless Beauty | |
Draw On Sweet Night | |
Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers | |
Fly Love to Heaven | Seek Sweet Content |
Happy, O Happy He | |
Lady, When I Behold | |
Love Not Me for Comely Grace | |
O God the Rock | |
Oft Have I Vowed | |
Quis Dabit Capiti Meo Aquam? | Lament on the Death of Lorenzo de' Medici (1492) |
Sweet Honey-Sucking Bees | |
Sweet Love If Thou Wilt Gain | |
The Lady Oriana | |
Thus Said My Cloris Bright | |
Thus Saith My Chloris Bright | |
Weep, Weep Mine Eyes | Weep, O Mine Eyes; Weep, Weep, My Eyes |
Ye That Do Live in Pleasures |