JOHN WILBYE: Weep mine eyes (Ornamented version from EGERTON 2971) PDF SCORE скачать в хорошем качестве

JOHN WILBYE: Weep mine eyes (Ornamented version from EGERTON 2971) PDF SCORE

Buy the PDF score here: https://www.earlymusicscores.com/shop... Composed by John Wilbye (1574 - 1638). From British Library, MS Egerton 2971, ff. 30v-31v. Evelyn Tubb, soprano Michael Fields, lute The manuscript Egerton 2971 also includes around twenty English songs, and roughly half of them have divisions. However, the divisions in these English songs are notably different from those in the Italian settings. The divisions in the English songs tend to follow the original melodic outline and utilize quavers and semiquavers, with each piece of ornamentation being concise. One noteworthy feature of the manuscript is the two-part adaptation of Wilbye's five-part madrigal “Weep mine eyes,” which is indicative of the trend towards the continuo song. This version of John Wilbye's "Weepe mine eyes" from Egerton 2971, dating to the second decade of the seventeenth century, showcases a technique where longer notes are replaced with shorter ones, similar to the ornamentation seen in Bassano's works from 1585 and 1591. The singer fills in leaps and embellishes repeated notes with figures that start and end on the original note. However, at times, these divisions diverge significantly from Wilbye's original melody. At the song's end, the performer extends the final cadence by doubling the length of the penultimate and antepenultimate notes. While cadences throughout the song are heavily decorated, ornamentation is not limited to these points; divisions also appear at the beginning and middle of phrases. Some figures create a musical climax, enhancing the drive and intensity of the piece. Notably, the singer's ornamentation seems driven by musical expression, as even less significant words like "and" and more important words like "no" and "thousand" receive emphasis through divisions. References: Toft, R. (2014). With Passionate Voice: Re-Creative Singing in Sixteenth-Century England and Italy. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Huws Jones, E. (1987). The Performance of English Song: 1610-1670. Outstanding Dissertations in Music from British Universities. New York: Garland.